Charts assist students with procedures

The groups are posted on the board so that students know who to read with.  This way the students are not spending time deciding daily how to get organized instead of reading.  Every procedure that is well thought out and modeled allows students to spend more time actually reading.

Ramblings from Deb Renner Smith: Procedures for Independent Reading

Procedures for Independent Reading
We know that children need to read a lot during independent reading.  As classrooms start up this Fall, how do we ensure that our students are actually reading during reading? 
I wrote a chapter about read aloud in True Stories. 
http://writingeverydayworks.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/read-alouds-matter/
Read Alouds:  Each day the teacher includes at least one read aloud.  This allows [...]

Writing Examples the Junie B. Way

Junie B. Jones book stories
http://www.amazon.com/Junie-Essential-Survival-School-Stepping/dp/0375838112/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249954990&sr=8-1
http://becausethinkingmatters.blogspot.com/
After reading this book, I have not yet decided if I will read it aloud for writing ideas or read it aloud for enjoyment.  Have you decided yet?

2 gallon book bag holding independent reading choices

Why Read Aloud to Children? Let me count the ways…

Reading aloud to students is important.  Blah blah blah.  Reading aloud to children is necessary because otherwise they won’t read the books we love and think are important.  “Blessing Books” is when the teacher has read a little bit of a book to the classroom or touched the book and talked enough about the book [...]

Summer Reading Matters

Summer Reading Matters
Summer reading matters because reading scores decrease when children don’t read.  Students need to experience ‘high success reading’, visit places with books, and have a ‘bring along a book’ plan.
Reading scores do not fall when children really read a lot of easy selections.  While my daughter was searching for the perfect book at [...]

Do you believe in choice? I do!

Reading a book that I pick, that I choose, that I want to read is vital to me.  Do you believe that children have the same right? I do.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/5240838/What-makes-children-read-books.html

Read Alouds Matter

When I was in the classroom, I had thousands and thousands of books. I believed that my students were entitled to every have access to every book that they wanted to read.  I bought them through Scholastic Book Club or Barnes and Noble.  I asked for books for Christmas for my students.  I wrote grants.  [...]

Self Selected Reading Procedure Books

I use this book to teach choosing lots of books to read during reading time.  This book encourages the love of reading.
 ”Don’t be a PETUNIA!”  Petunia walks around with a book tucked under her wing.  She doesn’t open it.  She is so silly that she doesn’t even know that there are words on the page.  Finally, [...]

Just Right Books

      
I hope you pick the perfect book to read just like you pick the perfect clothes to wear to school.  I will remind the students of this lesson tomorrow. 
http://writingeverydayworks.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/hope-you-can-pick-a-just-right-book/