• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

JOIN ME ON

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

HoJo's Teaching Adventures, LLC

Fun, Engaged, Impactful Relationships & Learning

I LOVE FREE THINGS!

  • Home
  • Shop
    • My Account
    • My Downloads
    • My Cart
    • Checkout
  • Blog
  • About HoJo
  • Email

TEST

TEST

Leave a Comment

Teachers As Readers

The title probably seems more than obvious to many of us, but do you really show your students that you are a reader? How, exactly? Teachers as readers. Yes, we really do have more power over our students’ reading than we realize. Read on to learn more! 

teachers as readers


Let me say that I was guilty of not doing this. Yes, I would have occasional conversations with students and tell them what I loved about a book. However, these conversations often seemed to take place with small groups of students. And I can remember the first time I told a class that I didn’t like the Harry Potter series. You would have thought their world was coming to an end! (That one actually ended up working in my favor because many of my students who had read it started defending it. Then students who had never touched the books decided they might be worth a try.)



Anyway – off track – my point is that I needed to get better about showing students that I read. So I started a “Look What the Teacher’s Reading” spotlight.

 


The kids love looking at what I’m reading. AND – they hold me accountable. They all know that I track their book and what page they’re on each time we conference, so they’ve started looking at what I’m reading. (fyi – start using a sticky bookmark, as regular ones may accidentally be knocked out as students look at the book *just some experience talking*)


One student noticed that I’d read 2-3 of the same genre. She said, “You tell us to try different genres. Do you?” Darn. Caught at my own game. That’s when I knew it was time to switch it up a bit. I’m not a big fan of fantasy books, but I grabbed one out of my library and read it. The students were so excited! Kiddos who had never read a fantasy book before decided to try it since I had. And when I read a biography, many of them did too! I know I shouldn’t be amazed at the “power” I have in my students’ reading, but I am. And I love that I am impacting them in such a powerful way!


Another thing I make sure to do is really show them the types of books I’m reading. This school year I read everything from Junie B. Jones (to show my 4th/5th/6th graders that sometimes our brains want to read something easier for a break) to professional teacher books to the books my students are currently raving about (sometimes I even had a magazine or two for good measure!). Showing the students that I’m actually a reader, and that even I forget to take my book home some nights, made them better readers as well!


My ultimate goal was to create a fancy little shelf in the classroom to highlight the book/s I was reading. As you can see, that didn’t happen. However, it was still effective! =)


Hopefully this simple trick works for you. I know how hard it can be to take the time to read during the school year with the other 1,001 things going on at any given moment, but I hope that doesn’t stop you! Pick up a book and read to motivate your students (and possibly your own children as well)!
~HoJo~

the power teachers have on students' reading

Filed Under: 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th Grade, 6th grade, Middle School, reading

Previous Post: « Departmentalizing Across Grade Levels
Next Post: Fruity Battery! {A Quick, Easy Science Fair Project} »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Best Sellers

Connect with Me

BloglovinFacebookGoogle +InstagramPinterestTwitterYouTubeMy TPT ShopImage Map

My Personal Blog

FUN. ENGAGING. IMPACTFUL.

click to explore the many amazing resources so many kids have already enjoyed!
Learn More

Footer

Thank you For Visiting!

  • Home
  • Shop
  • Freebies
  • Contact
  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Sign up and get addition freebies delivered directly to your inbox!

  • Privacy Policy
  • Shop
  • Freebies
  • Contact

Copyright © 2021 · BRANDING + WEB DESIGN BY LAUGH EAT LEARN

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT