My book is here! It's a graded reader for English language learners—a short novel for students to read to provide them with compelling, comprehensible input in English. You can use it as a whole-class novel, a read-aloud, or as an option to offer students during independent reading time. The book is aimed at lower-level English …
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Students need time to read books of their choice. They need time to read in class, and it needs to be consistent. I’m talking about giving students time to read in class where they are independently reading books or stories that they choose, whether you call it FVR (Free Voluntary Reading), SSR (Silent Sustained Reading), …
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In January, I started doing reading conferences with my students for the first time. There are two main schools of thought about what teachers should do while students are reading silently during independent reading time in class: one is that the teacher should read silently with the students to model and encourage reading (and prevent …
I tried something new with my students this week: a Book Pass. The purpose of a Book Pass is to introduce and familiarize students to some of the books that are available for them to read during Free Voluntary Reading time. They get a small taste of several different books in order to see if …
We know that reading is essential for language students. First and foremost, reading helps students become better readers. As Frank Smith has said, “We learn to read by reading.” Reading also helps students increase their vocabulary, acquire grammar implicitly, and learn how to write. Plus, it’s enjoyable! Time and time again, research evidence has demonstrated …
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