Reading response journals

Getting students to write about reading was a struggle for a LONG TIME! I tried all sorts of approaches, all types of reading response journals and notebooks, and yet it still felt so forced. This year, things have changed!

Not sure where to start when it comes to creating a Reading Response Journal? This post shares my favorite tool to use!

Grab a cheap notebook and get kids reading and responding with these free reading response journal questions. Great for struggling readers! *The free download link can be found towards the end of this post. Just look for and click on the teal, oval button. *This post contains affiliate links. Simple Reading Response Journal Questions ... Read More about Reading Response Journal Questions {FREE!}

Do you use reading response journals during independent reading time? I made a free reading response journal prompts menu for you to use.

In upper grade classrooms, students spend a great deal of time responding to the texts they read. Over the years I have found that no matter what grade level I teach, students have a difficult time writing thorough and meaningful reading responses. At the start of every year my students need quite a bit of guidance when writing their responses. One of the best ways that I have found to teach students to write meaningful responses is by providing them with sentence frames. I like to encourage…

Okay teacher friend. It’s finally here. And I’m so excited! I’ve had this resource collecting dust on my computer for years now. I’ve been using this strategy in my classroom for the last few years, but haven’t had the energy or time (teacher life + mom life is exhausting, am I right?) to put it all together so that it’s ready to go for busy teachers like you! Well, it’s finally finished and I finally get to unveil it to you! Did you know I have a FREE downloadable reading response menu…

Responding to text with prompts for journal entries. English language activities for reading and responding to text.

Hi! This is Kelly, from Teaching Fourth. Journals are such an effective way to engage students in thinking and responding to reading for both literature and informative texts. They help students think about and reflect on lessons and on their reading. Even before Pinterests and blogs, I used journals as part of my instruction. Although those journals were not picture worthy, they were still great tools to use in my classroom. I have to admit, I love a well-organized journal with…

This Literature Log or Reading Response Journal for Chapter Books is designed to be used to help guide students through reading and understanding chapter books.