Independent Reading

Independent reading is the big push within our district and I think it's so important.  All children need to be reading.  We can teach strategies, but unless they are reading choice books that they truly love and can appreciate, they will never grow and succeed.  While independent reading I confer with my students.  It's ok if you haven't read the book they are reading.  As long as you know the genre and ask genre based questions about the text to allow yourself to see if they are reading with understanding- that's most important.