Teaching Themes
Independent Reading: Everything You Need
Tips and ideas for how you can use independent-reading time to help your students build literate lives.
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.
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.
Independent Reading Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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Articles, Book Resources Independent Reading ContractGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Give students ideas for reading aloud or quietly, plus writing responses that you can use for assessing comprehension. |
My Reading RecordGrades: 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 IndependentlyGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Quick tip about Read-A-Thons. |
Articles Teaching Tip: Independent Reading TipsGrades: 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 ReadersGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Ten tips to encourage early readers. |
 Book Resources Get Real About ReadingGrades: 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. |
 Book Resources Teaching With Your Classroom LibraryGrades: 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... |
Articles, Book Lists Teach with Award-Winning Children's BooksGrades: 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 ReadersGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Discover a world of rhythm, rhyme, and free verse with engaging collections and novels for middle readers. |
Articles, Book Lists Festive Tales for Independent ReadersGrades: 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... |
 Articles Independent Reading AreaGrades: 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... |
Books: A Series for Every ReaderGrades: 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." |
Snapshot: Independent Reading in my ClassroomGrades: 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. |
Unit Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources Dragonwings UnitGrades: 6–8 Presents organized steps to providing thorough, hands-on lessons in literary analysis, including research, discussion, graphing, and writing. |
 Everything You Need Classroom Library: Everything You NeedGrades: 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. |
Everything You Need Classroom Library: Everything You NeedGrades: 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. |
Independent Reading Self-ChecklistGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 This self-checklist helps students monitor their reading practices on their own. |
Strategies to Use During and After ReadingGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 These strategies give students the means to read and respond to challenging texts. |
Cold-Weather Chapter BooksGrades: 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. |
Mystery Stories for Younger ReadersGrades: 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. |
