Book clubs are an extension of independent reading, where students select books to read in groups of 3-4 students and all the books in the classroom are connected by a theme, genre or topic.

As educators, when we think of reading in the classroom, we typically consider ... I’ve witnessed a surprising lack of space in the day for independent reading. With so many requirements on ...

Kids who read more tend to score higher on reading assessments but research hasn’t been particularly supportive of using classroom time for unstructured, independent reading. Credit: Terrell Clark for ...

What’s the most effective way to approach literature education in the secondary classroom? Reading assigned for hw? Read alouds? Independent reading? I suspect that I’m not alone in my ...

It doesn’t feel like the classroom and the environment that ... or experience the joy of independent reading are being diminished. The freedom to read and learn should anchor schools in a ...

(Click here to read a previous Independent story article about a presentation teachers and district leaders recently gave to an aldermanic committee about the reading pilot.) In a kindergarten ...