Silent reading ideas

Essentially, “Quiet Critters” are pom-poms with googgly eyes and felt feet that act as little noise level monitors. The idea is that they live in a large jar which is soundproof and only come out when it is quiet. Too much noise and they get frightened and go back into the jar.

Independent reading is a favorite time of the day in my classroom! My students love finding a cozy place to read and get lost in their books. As the year goes

Tips and Tricks for making independent silent reading work in your elementary or middle school classrooms. Top Tips for silent reading success.

Teachers, are you looking for easy to implement and simple ways to hold your students accountable during independent reading during in Readers Workshop? Read my free tips and strategies to hold your kids accountable for what they read during small groups, book clubs, independent reading, silent reading, and any time they pick up a book! Help kids track as they read a variety of texts all year long. Ideas are perfect for upper elementary and middle school classes. Click to read more!

Silent Reading in the Middle School Classroom - Tips and Tricks for Making it Work!

10 Reading Week Ideas No comments Read Across America, Reading, reading week, Teaching Ideas Once a year we get the opportunity to dedicate a full week to all things related to reading. Reading Week, or Read Across America, is such a great way to instill a love of learning in students. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I earn a small commission each time someone makes a purchase through one of my links. For more information about my Disclosure Policy, please…

These are all the ideas the students came up with about what good readers look like during independent reading time. We also named him Roel thanks to my intern teacher!

SILENT LETTERS are letters that you can’t hear when you say the word, but that are there when you write the word. The English language has a lot of silent letters. Silents letters caus…

Why are some letters completely silent?Silent letters are letters that can't be heard when a word is spoken. English words have a high number of silent lette...

Decodable reading passages are a great way to teach phonics skills to first graders while also increasing reading comprehension and fluency. Check out this blog post to learn how to use the decodable readers in your classroom and grab a free sample.