Worksheet

Keeping a Reader's Journal

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A reader's journal can help pupils comprehend, connect to, and remember a text. Have them follow the prompts here to write journal entries for any literary text.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Create a packet full of the template pages for students when you first start with journaling, and then gradually move toward paragraph responses that learners write with fewer supports
Classroom Considerations
  • This appears to have been created to accompany an independent reading assignment, but could be used with any text
Pros
  • Comes with a page that describes what a reader's journal should include as well as template pages that you can use to support learners more fully
Cons
  • None