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One simple way that I try to keep my students engaged is by selecting materials that they can access independently or with the appropriate scaffolding. I find that when I select guided reading books that are too easy or too difficult, the students will become uninterested or give up quickly. By using student data to select appropriate books, I have students that need to put in the right amount of effort to get a result that they can be proud of.

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Although it is not a reading strategy, I have found choice in seating to boost engagement while reading. I have a lot of different seating options for students to choose from for the "read to self" guided reading rotation. Students can choose from body pillows, yoga balls, stability cushions, stools, etc. Of course, the proper use of each option is modeled. I have noticed that when students are comfortable and have a choice in where and how they read, they spend more time actually reading and less time fidgeting or pretend reading.

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I try to foster student engagement by keeping my lessons concise and my delivery fun. At my level, we are learning to read. I try to demonstrate how fun reading is and why we should want to read. I demonstrate this through read alouds and adding inflection to my reading. When we choral read, I have students put their finger on the punctuation and I ask comprehension questions that are silly. When my students finish their seat work, I also incorporate choice. They can choose to pick their own book to look through and read or work in the bins, which have literacy activities.

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There are many ways that I try to foster student engagement in my classroom. My two favorite ways include student collaboration and choice. Giving students choice allows them to take more ownership in their learning. I use a lot of choice or menu boards for students. My students each take part in a book club. The groups range from 2-6 kids because I let them choose which book they would like to read. The jobs also range depending on the book or size of the group. In the beginning of the year, students groan when I explain it. However, now it is one of their favorite parts of the day. :) I love seeing the level of collaboration grow throughout the year.

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Collaboration! This is done throughout my literacy box. One of my favorite activities I have used in guided reading is a reading rotation. In this activity students are in their guided reading groups. They are assigned to a task reader, reteller, or questioner.  The reader reads a set number of pages from the text. The reteller summarizes the pages, and the questioner ask a question about the text and what was read. Students then rotate roles. Students take ownership of their reading because they have a job and a task. They also are engaged more in the text because a purpose is set.

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In my classroom, I create engaged readers by tying in social studies whenever possible! We learned a LOT about early colonization of our country , including Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth. The more social studies lessons we did, the more interested the students became in the story of how our country came to be! After PSSA's, i thought it would be a good time to start a novel, so I dug into our book archives and pulled out the book Blood on the River. When my class asked what it was about, and I said Jamestown, they ERUPTED in cheers! They were so happy that I picked something that interested them. Now, I have kids that want to check out a social studies book every time we go to the library! : )

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Before we jump into lit circles I conduct book tastings for students to “taste” a variety of books. I literally make it like a restaurant by using tablecloths, paper plates, and trays to serve the books. Students have a menu and then after each course they rate the book on interest and difficulty. Each tasting lasts a few minutes with approximately 1 minute to review the front and back cover along with inside matter and several minutes to read to get a feel for the text. Afterwards students select their own lit circle books, grouped according to interest versus reading level. We find a way to make it work for text that is a stretch for some. The novelty of book tastings coupled with choice engages all readers.

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In my classroom, I foster student engagement in many ways. In my typical reading block, students work with Kagan's Cooperative Classroom partnerships. They are turning and talking with their face partner or shoulder partner (which are predetermined based on data) Each partnership contains an "A" partner and a "B" partner, so each partner is called on separately. This gives each partner a chance to speak without an "opt out" strategy to prepare for sharing their answers with the whole class.
https://www.amazon.com/Kagan-Cooperative-Learning-Miguel/dp/1933445408/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527436498&sr=8-1&keywords=kagan+cooperative+learning

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I think that providing opportunities for CHOICE is key to engagement. One of my favorite books is called Book Love, by Penny Kittle. Have you read it? Penny is a High School English teacher, but it's really a great read for anyone who'd like to convince their administrators that choice is critical to creating engaged readers.

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Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers

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"I believe each of my students must craft an individual reading life of challenge, whim, curiosity, and hunger, and I've discovered that it is not too late in high school to lead a non-reader to reading. It's never too late."-Penny Kittle Penny Kittle wants us to face the hard truths every Engli...

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Each year how I run the Daily 5 program changes. But the basic idea is for students to select their own "Good Fit" books to read to self or with a partner. Additionally, students can choose to work on writing (a lot of brainstorming on topics is done at the beginning of the year). Students can also work on words. This takes the form of word study, which includes affixes and even Boggle. Last is work on computers. The students can listen to reading on Storyline Online or do Study Island.