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Digital Reading Check-Ins: Supporting Independent Digital Reading
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Pavek, Cara; Vaughan, Michelle – Reading Teacher, 2023
We know that teacher support during independent reading can greatly impact the growth and development of beginning readers. However, the rapid conversion to online learning in the 2020-2021 school year required teachers to rethink and retool traditional strategies to meet the needs of their online learners. This teaching and learning guide…
Descriptors: Electronic Books, Independent Reading, Teacher Student Relationship, Electronic Learning
Kindergartners "Choose" to Read (Teaching Reading).
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Henderson, Alayna M. – Reading Teacher, 1996
Describes using reading centers, called Reading Choices, placed around a kindergarten room to provide kindergarten students with more opportunities to read and interact with stories and with print. (SR)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Independent Reading, Kindergarten
Motivating Children's At-Home Reading with Book Swaps.
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Sawyer, John Michael – Reading Teacher, 1993
Offers a detailed plan for a book swap, which not only helps place new books in the homes of most children but also places books in the homes of children who may have no books at all. (SR)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Family Environment
"Hello, Mrs. Willman, It's Me!" Keep Kids Reading over the Summer by Using Voice Mail.
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Willman, Ann Teresa – Reading Teacher, 1999
Describes a summer reading program for 26 remedial readers in which each student left voice-mail messages on the school district's voice-mail system, either reading to the teacher for three minutes or summarizing a book chapter. Describes the teacher's responses and parental feedback and involvement. Notes that all students maintained their…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Parent Participation
Encouraging Independent Reading through the Reading Millionaires Project.
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O'Masta, Gail A.; Wolf, James M. – Reading Teacher, 1991
Describes a schoolwide project designed to enhance independent reading at home and at school. Provides a description of the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the project. Offers suggestions for others who may have an interest in the initiative or who may wish to replicate the project. (MG)
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Peer Teaching, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Motivational Strategies for Reading Independently.
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Richardson, Sharon N. – Reading Teacher, 1983
The importance of independent reading is advocated for success both in school and out of school. The following four strategies are presented to stimulate children's interest in reading and to assist the teacher in providing an environment in which independent reading becomes a student practice: (1) provide opportunities for students to see, hear,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Independent Reading, Motivation Techniques
Moving Learners toward Independence: The Power of Scaffolded Instruction.
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Beed, Penny L.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1991
Describes the kinds of response teachers make as they interact with children during reading. Suggests a progression of teacher responses that will eventually result in independence. Focuses on strategic scaffolding because children's independent use of strategies is a critical educational objective, especially for children who experience…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction
In the Classroom.
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French, Michael P.; Danielson, Kathy Everts – Reading Teacher, 1991
Presents five reading activities: "Building Self-Esteem through Poetry" (Sara Garfield); "Pictures and Poetry" (Stephanie J. Bissell); "Using Caldecott Books" (Merrilyn Bush Norem); "Reading and Writing with Quilting" (Marian Kveton); and "Dramatizations of Fables: Fun for All" (Babette I. King).…
Descriptors: Artists, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Dramatics