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Independent Reading: Book Bags
DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Book Bags Collection of books at student’s
independent reading level Teacher uses ongoing assessment
to determine appropriate books Teacher and student select books
together from book baskets 1-2 “interest” books may be
included Book bags are refreshed during
Reading Conferences
“If kids become readers by reading, then we must have texts that will entice them to pick up a book day after day. This has as much to do with having texts that are accessible in terms of students’ reading fluency as with having literature that interests them because of the topic.”
--Joanne Hindley (1996)
Emergent Reader Book Bags 5-10 books Books that have been read to them Small copies of Shared Reading
books or Guided Reading books Might include simple alphabet
books and pattern books
Early Fluent-Fluent Reader Book Bags 3-5 books, depending on size Variety of genres or Text set (same author, subject) Student takes on more
responsibility for selecting appropriate books– 3 or 5 finger test– Goldilocks strategy– Easy, Just Right, Challenge– Ability to comprehend and retell
Emergent Reader ActivitiesWhat else can emergent readers do in
addition to reading their books?
Emergent readers can: Read Big Books and poems
from Shared Reading
Read with a partner
Sequence sentence strips from Guided Reading books
Listen and read along with a book on tape
Respond to their reading