1. Independent Reading: Book Bags DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2. Book Bags Collection of books at student’s independent reading level Teacher uses ongoing assessment to determine appropriate books Teacher and student select books together from book baskets 1-2 “interest” books may be included Book bags are refreshed during Reading Conferences

3. “If kids become readers by reading, then we must have texts that will entice them to pick up a book day after day. This has as much to do with having texts that are accessible in terms of students’ reading fluency as with having literature that interests them because of the topic.” --Joanne Hindley (1996)

4. Emergent Reader Book Bags 5-10 books Books that have been read to them Small copies of Shared Reading books or Guided Reading books Might include simple alphabet books and pattern books

5. Early Fluent-Fluent Reader Book Bags 3-5 books, depending on size Variety of genres or Text set (same author, subject) Student takes on more responsibility for selecting appropriate books –3 or 5 finger test –Goldilocks strategy –Easy, Just Right, Challenge –Ability to comprehend and retell

6. Emergent Reader Activities What else can emergent readers do in addition to reading their books?

7. Emergent readers can:  Read Big Books and poems from Shared Reading

8. Read with a partner

9.  Sequence sentence strips from Guided Reading books

10. Listen and read along with a book on tape Respond to their reading