5 Easy Steps to Setting Up "Reading Response Journals"


Hi there!!!  Can I just say...life is CRAZY!!  How do we do it all?  I don't know, but we do!  Hats off to all of my teacher friends out there who do it ALL every day!!

Now, down to business.  I am ALL about teaching my students how to become "readers who think," or "thinker readers." ;)  During Reader's Workshop, one of the "must-dos" for my students is to write a Reading Response letter to me about a book they are currently reading.  I think it's SO important for students to reflect on their reading, to be able to talk about their reading, and to summarize their reading.  I'd like to share with you how I set up my students' Reading Response Letters...
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