Main Questions about Independent Reading:  (full show notes here) Is there a place for independent reading in the classroom?  If so, what does it look like? Independent Reading Is: Intentional, purposeful reading  Tailored to each specific student and their needs Looks different on each reader based upon their level Within a student's range of skills Sitting with a decodable! Dinner with a little dessert (see below) Independent Reading Is NOT: The age-old direction of "Drop Everything and Read" Reading alongside students and modeling reading for them at your desk Showing your students how much YOU love reading by reading a book yourself Sustained and silent Strictly timed A substitution for what we are doing in our small group time Check out Christina Winter Instagram Mrs. Winter's Bliss Website

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