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Red Dot Books

 

In the Sentinel community, we prioritize literacy and reading independently. "Red Dot" books refer to the outside reading book a student reads each semester to further the goal of developing reading fluency as well as enjoyment.
We know that practicing reading develops fluency, comprehension, focus, and intellectual fitness.
Additionally, According to Dr. Maryann Wolf,* “deep reading” is in danger of being replaced by shallow reading. Deep reading is when the reader gives their full attention to a book, usually a work of fiction. In contrast, shallow reading is when a reader skims information, often on a screen, often while multitasking.

Wolf cites multiple studies showing that deep reading activates several vital parts of the reader’s brain, including those that support

  • Imagination

  • Empathy by passing into the perspective of others 

  • Connection to background knowledge

  • Analogy and inference

  • Critical thinking

  • Insight 

*Maryanne Wolf is the Director of the Tuft’s Center for Reading and Language Research, Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA, the co-founder of Curious Learning: A Global Literacy Project, and author of Reader Come Home: the reading brain in a digital world.

Books  

A "Red Dot" book is one that has a quiz in Accelerated Reader. 

check for book quiz

Tests

You must check in with a Librarian or English teacher before taking the test.

Tests are available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  1. Log in to Clever
  2. Renaissance (Red R Icon)
  3. Accelerated Reader
  4. Search for your book by title and/or author and take your test!
  5. Print
    • View Tops Report
    • View PDF
    • Print
  6. Show librarians to receive an authenticity stamp. 
  7. Turn your stamped paper into your English Teacher.