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Students have choice over medium through which they develop reading skills,  fostering true engagement in the act of reading. 

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Students have choice over medium through which they develop reading skills,  fostering true engagement in the act of reading. 

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supporting IDR is important-conferring with students, book talking, modeling

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supporting IDR is important-conferring with students, book talking, modeling

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bookmatch to ensure students have accessible, high interest texts. I struggle with my strivers

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Protecting Independent Reading time can improve stamina and fluency. Books also gives the students a chance to look at the world through lenses they may not have had an opportunity to see.

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Protecting Independent Reading time can improve stamina and fluency. Books also gives the students a chance to look at the world through lenses they may not have had an opportunity to see.

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reading is a powerful means of developing reading comp, writing, vocab, grammar, and spelling

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reading is a powerful means of developing reading comp, writing, vocab, grammar, and spelling

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The teacher should model reading to show that this skill is practiced all throughout life

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The teacher should model reading to show that this skill is practiced all throughout life

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Teachers should support independent reading in ways that are most appropriate for their classroom!

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Teachers should support independent reading in ways that are most appropriate for their classroom!

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Independent reading practice helps with preparation for college and higher grades. 

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Independent reading practice helps with preparation for college and higher grades. 

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"build intercultural understanding" through literature (Short, 2009, p. 2)

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I loved that it said unfortunately we replace independent reading with other programs and interventions. We need to prioritize independent reading.

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"build intercultural understanding" through lit . . . .POWERFUL!

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offering a wide variety allows students an opportunity to see themselves and open doors they may not otherwise have

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offering a wide variety allows students an opportunity to see themselves and open doors they may not otherwise have

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Reading is a way for students to affirm their experiences in a world they possibly feel very isolated in. 

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Reading is a way for students to affirm their experiences in a world they possibly feel very isolated in. 

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The school culture should affirm this practice...NOT ABOUT AN END PRODUCT!

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The school culture should affirm this practice...NOT ABOUT AN END PRODUCT!

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Allows for Reading Practice = high-engagement, low stakes 

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Allows for Reading Practice = high-engagement, low stakes 

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Motivating and engaging

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Allows students opportunities to practice reading skills in a high-engagement, low stakes enviroment

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Allows students opportunities to practice reading skills in a high-engagement, low stakes enviroment

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the more fluent you become

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motivates, engages, and reaches a variety of readers

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Independent reading leads to an increased volume of reading. It is imperative students build reading stamina. 

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Independent reading leads to an increased volume of reading. It is imperative students build reading stamina. 

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Students need opportunities to practice their skills through reading independently.

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This practice can affirm students' own experiences of a world the potentially feel very isolated in.

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This practice can affirm students' own experiences of a world the potentially feel very isolated in.

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The more one reads, the better one reads.