Use these reading check-ins and recording logs to hold students accountable during workshop time. Invite English and Spanish-speaking students to respond to reading by answering comprehension questions about their books. With over 70 different exit ticket questions focused on characters, plot, text-connections, language, and nonfiction reading, students will maintain interest over time.
This resource is great for teachers who use a workshop style, DEAR (Drop Everything And Read), silent reading time, or reading logs for homework.
Check out the contents of these Independent Reading Check-Ins:
✏️ Poster (Color/B&W) - Independent Reading Expectations
✏️ Student Handout - Reading Goals
✏️ Book List
✏️ Full Page - Weekly Reading Check-In
✏️ Half Page - Weekly Reading Check-In (3 variations) *Use these like reading exit tickets!
✏️ Half Page - Daily Reading Check-In
✏️ Reading Responses (Full Page or Bookmark Style)
All pages have been translated into Spanish, too!
Hear about these Silent Reading Check-Ins from educators like you!
⭐️ “This is the best resource I’ve found to keep students on track during silent-reading time.”
⭐️ “I love the variety of reading check-ins included. Sometimes I use the daily recording pages and sometimes I print the weekly reports."
⭐️ “I'm so glad this resource is available in English and Spanish. It saves me so much time meeting the needs of all my students."
⭐️ “This resource is great for reading workshop. I print different prompts each month of the school year and let students choose how they want to respond to reading."
Teach expectations for independent reading time with the included color or black and white poster. Customize each line to match your classroom rules:
- Follow the voice level (0)
- Stay in your spot
- Think about what you’re reading
- Reread tricky parts
- Read the whole time
Use these Weekly Reading Logs in so many ways!
✅ Meet the needs of language learners.
✅ Use reading responses as exit tickets.
✅ Send home weekly reading check-ins to keep parents informed.
Invite students to answer one question after reading each day. They can store a full page in their folders, turn in bookmarks like exit tickets, or link them together to make paper chains. My students taped their paper chains to the edge of their desks!
Find answers to your questions about these Reading Comprehension Questions:
✋ Why should I choose this independent reading time resource?
- This product will help you hold students accountable for reading.
- You can choose from multiple variations (different formats, questions, etc.)
- You can edit every page in the included PowerPoint file.
✋ What can I edit in PowerPoint?
- Everything! English and Spanish files are included.
✋ Which grades will benefit the most from using this resource?
- 3rd-5th grades
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