| Goals/Benefits | Time/Structure | Sample Lessons | Routines | Texts | Assessment |
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Suggested Readings: Goals/Benefits Section
Articles from The Reading Teacher are accessible online with a subscription to the journal.
* denotes books that are referenced in Suggested Readings for several sections.
| Cullinan, Bernice E. (2000) Independent Reading and School Achievement. School Library Media Research (3). | Review of the seminal research on the relationship between independent reading in and out of school and reading achievement. Part of a study commissioned by the US Department of Education. | |
| Chapter 12: Creating Opportunities to Read More So That Students Read Better by Linda B. Gambrell (pp. 251-264) | Hiebert, Elfrieda H. Ed. (2009). Reading More, Reading Better. New York: The Guilford Press. | In the final chapter in this collection of articles by various researchers, Dr. Gambrell summarizes the importance of reading for pleasure, key features of creating a classroom environment for pleasure reading, and suggestions for home and summer reading. |
| Sanden, Sherry (2012). Independent Reading: Perspectives and Practices of Highly Effective Teachers. The Reading Teacher, 1 Nov 2012 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/TRTR.01120/epdf | Overview of important elements to support IR based on studying effective primary teachers using IR | |
| From Section 2: What We Know About Reading Motivation, and What It Means for Instruction (pp. 19-33) | *Marinak, Barbara A., & Gambrell, Linda B. (2016). No More Reading for Junk: Best Practices for Motivating Readers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Part of “Not This But That” Series) | Explains Access, Relevance, and Choice as key ingredients in motivating children to read independently, and the research supporting these factors. |
| Section 2: Why Independent Reading Matters and Best Practices to Support It (pp. 11-39) | *Miller, Debbie, & Moss, Barbara. (2013). No More Independent Reading Without Support. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. | Provides a research-based list of criteria for effective IR and examines each. |
Independent Reading Module. https://readingrecovery.clemson.edu/home/k-2-literacy-resources/