Conferencing Notes Blank Most teachers, without even thinking much about it, require early elementary students to read anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes a day for “homework." But is that good practice? Dr. Christina Williams shares why teachers should not require families to read at home for homework. When families read because a teacher assigns it, it makes the reading a drudgery—a task we do because we have to—not because we want to. And we never want parents set timers on reading. That’s not something readers do, is it?More importantly, when kids are not yet equipped to decode most every word on the pages of the books they’re “reading,” we set them up for reading difficulties. Listen to this week’s episode to learn why we should not be requiring reading each night as an ongoing homework assignment.