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Independent Reading: Everything You Need

Tips and ideas for how you can use independent-reading time to help your students build literate lives.

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Reading Workshop: Essential Reading Experiences

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Lists reading workshop experiences that enable you to interact with students and monitor their progress, such as read-alouds, strategy mini-lessons, guided practice, and independent free-choice reading.

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Creating Readers: A Case Against Extrinsic Rewards

Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

 
During an interesting conversation with some teachers that were visiting our room yesterday, we discussed the topic of basals, book selections, and reading incentives.  With this topic fresh on my mind, I would like to share some of my views on how I believe we can create lifelong readers, writers, and learners.

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Independent Reading Books

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Check out these great books at the Teacher Store.

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Articles, Book Resources

Independent Reading Contract

Grades: 1–2, 3–5

Give students ideas for reading aloud or quietly, plus writing responses that you can use for assessing comprehension.

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My Reading Record

Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Encourage independent reading and keep track of what books students are reading by providing students with their own Reading Record.

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Student Contests

Teaching Tip: Motivating Students to Read Independently

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Quick tip about Read-A-Thons.

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Articles

Teaching Tip: Independent Reading Tips

Grades: 1–2, 3–5

Questions to help students choose a suitable book for independent reading.

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Articles

Teaching Tip: Building Life-Long Readers

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Ten tips to encourage early readers.

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Book Resources

Get Real About Reading

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Offers detailed suggestions for making the most of independent reading sessions, such as to set the stage with mini-lessons.

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Book Resources

Teaching With Your Classroom Library

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Use your library to encourage independent reading to support vocabulary growth and reading comprehension skills. These ideas will help you provide a...

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Articles, Book Lists

Teach with Award-Winning Children's Books

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Use these lists of award-winning books to supplement a lesson, augment your class independent reading program, or encourage reading at home. Many...

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Articles, Book Lists

Poetry for Independent Readers

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Discover a world of rhythm, rhyme, and free verse with engaging collections and novels for middle readers.

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Articles, Book Lists

Festive Tales for Independent Readers

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

From whimsical encounters with St. Nick to enthralling and enduring folktales, these books invite your students to celebrate diverse festivals of...

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Articles

Independent Reading Area

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Giving children time to read independently is an important part of my literacy program. Find tips on how to create a library conducive to...

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Books: A Series for Every Reader

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Whether your students are sports nuts, horse lovers, or beachcombers, we've found a perfect book series to help them stop the "summer slide."

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Snapshot: Independent Reading in my Classroom

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Encourage students to take ownership of their independent reading by asking them to create a unique book box at the beginning of the year.

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Unit Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources

Dragonwings Unit

Grades: 6–8

Presents organized steps to providing thorough, hands-on lessons in literary analysis, including research, discussion, graphing, and writing.

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Everything You Need

Classroom Library: Everything You Need

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Create an inviting classroom library that encourages each student to read and get tips on how to build your classroom library.

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Everything You Need

Classroom Library: Everything You Need

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Create an inviting classroom library that encourages each student to read and get tips on how to build your classroom library.

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Independent Reading Self-Checklist

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

This self-checklist helps students monitor their reading practices on their own.

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Strategies to Use During and After Reading

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

These strategies give students the means to read and respond to challenging texts.

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Cold-Weather Chapter Books

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

From gripping stories of survival to tales of winters long ago, these books will warm up your independent reader's season.

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Mystery Stories for Younger Readers

Grades: 1–2, 3–5

Keep the pages turning with these chapter books and series that invite your child to follow the clues and solve the case.

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