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

Top tips, tricks and strategies for independent silent reading in middle school and elementary school classrooms.

hold students accountable while they independently read with these easy to implement reading tips and tricks and strategies

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.