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Making Independent Reading and Book Reports Motivating
Here are some exciting ideas to get your students motivated to read independently.
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Correctional Facility Reading
Students complete an independent reading program. In this "Reading for Giving Program" created for students in correctional facilities, students spend time reading independently and responding to the book they read. Please note: Although...
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Let's sum it all up!
Students identify that comprehension is the main goal in reading. Then they read the words in a text, but also draw information from what they read. Students also identify and practice summarization. They read a piece of text and...
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Waylander quiz
See if your learners really know about Waylander with this quiz. Straightforward, multiple-choice questions provide a great way to check reading comprehension, especially if the story is read independently.
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Student Reading Log
In this reading log worksheet, learners fill in the title, author, reading level, date, and have the teacher initial each entry. They complete the information for 12 books.
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Dr. Seuss Blank Graph
In this literature worksheet, students use a blank bar graph grid to record all of the Dr. Seuss books they read. No labels are on the graph.
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Learning to Summarize a Story
Learners with hearing loss read independently and understand what is being read to them. For this independent reading lesson plan, students sequence and discuss the book that is read.
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Reading Log
In this Cam Jansen worksheet, students fill out a reading log for each time they read a Cam Jansen book. Students fill out their name, title, author, page started, and page ended.
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Reading Logs
Students create reading logs. In this reading logs lesson plan, students create a monthly reading log with a theme. The reading log has a goal record sheet, minutes read sheet, and award list.
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Reading Response Log
In this reading response log worksheet, students choose a reading strategy to respond to what they have read. Students select 2 of the 6 sentence starters to help them begin.
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Reading Response Log
In this reading response log learning exercise, 3rd graders summarize what they have read. Using the prompts, students complete 6 short answer questions about their story.
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Car Race
In this literacy activity, students cut out the parts of the story and play a game of putting it in the logical order and color the pages.
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Cowboy Reading Log
In this reading worksheet, students keep a log of the books they read. Ten lines are given for book titles. A picture with a cowboy congratulates students for reading a particular number of books.
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Literacy Block Activity Log
In this literacy block activity log worksheet, students state what they accomplished during the literacy block and how they feel about what they accomplished. Students fill in two items about the literacy blog from Monday to Friday.
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Home Reading Log
In this home reading log worksheet, students complete how long they read, the title of the book, a summary of their reading, and obtain a parent signature. Students fill in the log for homework six days a week.
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Reading Log
In this reading log worksheet, students are provided with fourteen spaces to keep track of what they have read. The students will complete the record with the date read, title, author, type of book, and whether or not they enjoyed the...
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Summer Reading Log
For this reading log worksheet, students use the form to record titles, authors, and dates read for independent reading. This is designed to be used over the summer.
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Reading Log
In this reading activity, students use the provided blank log to keep a record of independent reading. Students write down titles, authors, and genres.
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Fluency with Lon Po Po
Students participate in pre-reading activities for the book "Lon Po Po" and discuss the names of the children in the book. They agree on how to pronounce the names in the book. They choose a character from the book and read that part...
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Making a Movie in our Mind
Learners participate in visualization exercises to create mental pictures as they read. They discuss silent reading techniques, and observe the teacher modeling how to visualize the beginning of the book Pippi Longstocking. In pairs they...
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Shhh!!! I'm Reading!
Learners practice reading silently decodable texts in this lesson. They discuss the importance of being able to read silently. They then practice silently reading "Wemberly Worried." An assessment/checklist is included in this lesson.
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Drop Everything And Read
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of decoding strategies to read silently. Each student selects a book for silent reading, and observe the teacher modeling silent reading strategies. Students then demonstrate their silent...
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Quiet As A Mouse
Students observe and demonstrate how to read silently. As a class they discuss the importance of silent reading and how to select a book appropriate for their own reading level. They demonstrate reading silently, and write a summary of...
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Shh! It's Reading Time!
Students observe and demonstrate how to read silently. They discuss the "Cross-Checking" strategy, select a book for independent reading, and demonstrate silent reading. Students write a summary of what they have read in their reading...