Using Book Bags in the Classroom to Increase
Interest in Independent Reading
Lead Teacher: Judy Barnette
Inquiry Question: Will student interest in
reading independently increase when they have a variety of
texts that are on their
individual level? |
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| Students using books they read
independently to complete story maps. Click
here to see examples of students' story maps. (PDF
format) |
A student writes about her favorite part of the
book she read independently.Click
here to see examples of students' written responses to stories
they read independently. (PDF format) |
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| A student writes about her favorite part of the
book she read independently. The books purchased through the
Teacher Quality Grant are used for student independent and
partner reading. Students choose books from baskets of books
that are on their level.They keep five books in a freezer type
plastic bag in their desks. |
Students choose books for their "book bags" (Large
freezer bags are used in this class.) Each student chooses
their five books from baskets of leveled texts. Mini-lessons
on how to choose books help students know to read the first
page of a new book, if there are more than 3 to 5 works they
can't read the book is too difficult. |
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| A wide variety of books are available for
student use during choice time. Click
here to see examples of students' reading logs. (PDF
format) |
Students use reading strategies. |
