If you are like me, you are always searching for ways to reach your struggling, disengaged, and reluctant readers. The truth is, there are many ways that a reader can struggle and many reasons why they are struggling. For some students it is at least partly an engagement issue: they don’t like to read, so …
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Growing Readers Out of a Pizza Box? Yup!
Today I want to share a tip for K-2 teachers or teachers who might have young readers at home. .Young readers need a place to keep the books they are reading for the week. When my daughter was learning from home this school year, one of my challenges was making sure she had a supply of …
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Are Books Limited at Home? 4 Ideas to Get Your Kids Reading
My littles are really lucky to have SO many books at their fingertips. I know most families don’t have access to books like my kids do. However, as I have made independent reading time a priority in our home, I realized that some of the reading material that fills my children’s reading time could be …
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Why Kids Should Read at Least 20 Minutes a Day—POWERFUL!
What if what’s best for kids is also something that is easy to implement? I recently had a conversation with a literacy coach from one of the districts that I support. She shared with me some of the struggles her teachers are having as they launch their distance learning plans. Even though this new normal …
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Read-Aloud Rituals: Trading Cards
Kids love to collect things! Why not play off of that love and connect collections with books. I thought of this idea after reading about Mary Lee Hahn’s “Book Lover’s Notebook“ and “Read-Aloud Gallery“. I haven’t tried this yet, but I’m hoping some of you will and let me know how it goes! Here is …
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Read Aloud Rituals: Book Lover’s Notebook
Here is another idea from Mary Lee Hahn’s Reconsidering Read-Aloud. Photocopy the front and back covers of each new chapter book read-aloud and distribute copies to students. The day you start a new read-aloud, lead students through the process of “orienting to the text.” Encourage students to make predictions, share any known information about the …
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Read-Aloud Rituals: Reading Slumber Party
Want to combine independent reading, read-aloud, and a class reward? This ritual works best when you can devote at least an entire afternoon to it. It can be used to: celebrate the end of testing week ease into a holiday break spotlight March is Reading month How it works: To prepare, make a list of reading …
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Read-Aloud Rituals: Read-Aloud Gallery
This idea comes from Mary Lee Hahn’s book Re-Considering Read-Aloud. After each chapter book read-aloud, draw a name out of a bag and have that child create a 12” x 18” illustration of a favorite part of the book. Hang the picture along with a sentence strip with the title and author in chronological order …
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