Wide reading

Wide reading is encouraging fluency by reading a wide variety of genres. For instance, a student who only reads nonfiction about reptiles will be missing out on an array of vocabulary and fluency from other genres. For our weekly plan Jennifer and I have designed a weekly book review club. In order to channel students towards reading new and different genres the teacher will compile a list of several books per genre. Students will read their books independently during the week. On Friday students will take the role of a book reviewer and present their book to their small group. Students can choose any way that they would like to convey their book to their group. Book review options may include, but is not limited to, written review, oral, picture, act it out, poem, song. Teacher will need to provide examples of what a book review includes and how it looks to prevent students from simply saying, " I liked this book." following the book review, students will get to post a 1-5 star review about their book. The poster with the stars will be displayed in the classroom all year long.