1. Reading Log/Response Journal Vanessa Lee

4. Introduction • To build fluent readers • Students become active participants in their reading process and progress – becomes a record of their effort towards reading • Successful family-school partnerships improve student literacy learning – encourages family read alouds. • Reading logs/Response Journals can be used in all grades to access student’s reading stamina, volume of reading, level of reading, interests of students (genre, author, theme, topics) and enthusiasm for reading but would be modified • Encourages reading regularly and the importance of reading • Assessment for learning, teachers and students are using the information together and it’s used to improve learning on a continual, daily basis.

5. Strategies/Implementation • Beginning of the year • Students can self-assess and reflect with further prompt questions • Goals – A list of books I want to read • “I love reading” books, decorated by students • Use of graphs incorporating cross-curriculum, fractions, percentages, minutes read • Write a reflection on how their reading is improving – Assessment as learning

6. References Reis, S.M., Eckert, R.D. (2009). The Joyful Reading Resource Kit: Teaching Tools, Hands-on Activities and Enrichment Resources K-8, John Wily and Sons. San Francisco, USA. www.mamkschools.org/education/components