"Of all the goals for literacy instruction, there is none more critical than creating students who read independently. Independent reading provides practice and pleasure and a passion for books. It affords the opportunity to get lost in a book--to be so engaged in reading that we lose track of time, of place, of everything but the power of a text to transport and change us. Repeated experiences that involve true engagement with books help students develop a love of reading that may last a lifetime."
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iReading is independent reading. Students choose their own reading materials. We generally require the students to respond to their reading four or five times per semester. They submit their responses via a self-created Google form. This generates a spreadsheet of each student's responses, giving us a quick view of their growth in writing responses to reading. As a class, we created a rubric, giving students "skin in the game."
Posturing the students as lifelong readers, they are guided by a set of Reading Stances we created:
- Read often
- Read widely
- Read for various audiences
The spreadsheet view, giving the teacher an quick and easy way to evaluate progress in writing responses to reading.
The rubric created by the class.
Chart from Who's Doing the Work? byJan Burkins and Kim Yaris
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