Independent reading activities

This introduction to independent reading will provide teacher tips and the tools needed to get started! Discover the benefits of independent reading time for kindergarten and 1st grade students. Learn how to set up reading workshop for independent reading and effective strategies to establish expectations for student accountability during literacy centers. These independent reading activities are guaranteed to keep students engaged and motivated to read!

Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!

10 ideas to use during independent reading time when your students need re-energized and motivated!

Teachers, are you looking for engaging ways to hold your students accountable during independent reading during Daily 5 or Readers Workshop and meet the common core standards? Read my free tips, tricks and strategies to hold your kids accountable during small groups, book clubs, independent reading, silent reading, and any time they pick up a book! Help kids track as they read a variety of texts in your classroom. Ideas great for upper elementary and middle school classes. Click to read…

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Are you looking for an activity to extend independent reading time in your Kindergarten or First Grade classroom? Read more about how I use these recording sheets to encourage my students to dive further into their understanding of words when reading their own independent reading text!

Elementary teachers tend to make the same mistakes with independent reading time. This introduction to independent reading will provide teacher tips to get you started! Discover the benefits of independent reading time for kindergarten and 1st grade students. Learn how to set up reading workshop for independent reading activities and strategies to establish expectations for student accountability during literacy centers. You'll also want to download the FREE printable reading anchor charts!

Get 5 engaging during reading activities for independent reading to keep your students interested and accountable during choice reading.

Independent reading in high school is important! I want my high school English students to become better readers and to enjoy reading, so I only use these non-graded activities for independent reading. If you want to learn more about independent reading activities high school students will enjoy AND learn from, you'll want to save and read this post! #elateacher #highschoolenglish #secondaryenglish #studentledlearning #englishlanguagearts #middleschoolela #ela

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For most of us as English teachers, reading was a love-at-first-sight kind of experience, and while some of our students have that same natural love for reading, others simply have cold feet. Thankfully, it only takes a little creativity and the right reading activity for a love of reading to bloom. To foster this love

Looking for ways to motivate students to read independently? Reading for beads is a great way to kick up the motivation! This reading incentive with encourage on task reading for your struggling readers. Click to Read more.

Get teacher tips and the tools needed to get started with independent reading! Teach kindergarten and 1st grade students book selection strategies to help them choose a good fit book. Learn how to set up reading workshop for independent reading time and effective strategies to establish expectations for student accountability during literacy centers. These independent reading activities and choice boards are guaranteed to keep students engaged and motivated to read!

Reading fluency centers that will help students grow as fluent readers independently! Perfect for 2nd and 3rd grade students. Great reading center activity for a read to someone station, or just a weekly reading center in an elementary reading classroom.

Are you looking for simple yet engaging predicting activities for your elementary students? These authentic literacy activities will help your students make predictions while reading. Explicitly teach and model the strategy using the reading poster and making predictions anchor chart. Students can use the comprehension strategy bookmark and making predictions graphic organizer during literacy centers or independent reading. Simplify your lesson plans with these NO PREP materials!

It's SUPER important to build students' reading stamina during independent reading time.