| Goals/Benefits | Time/Structure | Sample Lessons | Routines | Texts | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How do you teach children to choose appropriate books for Independent Reading?
Should teachers also choose some of children’s books for Independent Reading?
How do you use Just Right books and Look books?
What are some effective techniques to interest children in choosing books?
When do children choose books?
How do children keep their individual books for Independent Reading?
In her commentary in the Goals Section, Dr. Gambrell explained “we know from our experiences as teachers and from the research that children are more likely to read and become engaged in books if they’re books that they have selected.” In the first Researcher Commentary in this Section, Dr. Morgan expands on the importance of choice, how teachers can support children in making appropriate choices, and some of the pitfalls to avoid. The teacher and researcher commentaries, student interviews (how kindergarten children select Just Right and Look Books), and classroom video (Book Frenzy) in Choosing Books tackle many practical issues involved in motivating, organizing, and guiding students’ book choices.
How do you teach children to choose appropriate books for Independent Reading?
How do you use Just Right Books and Look Books?
Choosing Just Right books
Katena McDonald, 5K Teaching
Assistant, and Pate Elementary
Student
Choosing Look Books
Katena McDonald, 5K Teaching
Assistant, and Pate Elementary
Student
The Importance of Student Book Choice
Katena McDonald, 5K Teaching Assistant,
Pate Elementary, Darlington, SC
What are some effective techniques to interest children in choosing books?
Book Frenzy
Video: Classroom in Action, Transcript
Christy Long, Grade 2
(For the complete lesson, see Book
Frenzy in Sample Lessons)
