Home Reading Journals By: Jessica Chunn

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Home Reading JournalsBy Jessica Chunn
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Getting Started

• Introduce thinking strategies in Interactive Read
  Aloud
• Give children the opportunity to respond in
  writing to their books from Guided Reading
• Send journal and parent letter home

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1st GradeExample

• Dear Families, March 13, 2008
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• In our class, reading and writing are very
  connected. We read many books each day and write
  like real writers every day. At least 3 times a
  week, your child will bring home a reading
  journal with their reading book. Please continue
  to read with your child every night. Then, use
  the journal to write down responses to reading.
  I am including a list below of different ways we
  respond to reading. Sometimes YOU may want to
  write me about the book and how your child read,
  or sometimes you may want to have your child
  dictate to you his/her interpretations, or
  sometimes your child may want to respond all by
  themselves! The main goal is to relax and enjoy
  the time reading with your child! There is no
  one right way! ?
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• Sincerely,
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• Miss Chunn
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• Ways to Respond to Books
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• I am wondering why.
• I learned that.
• Giving a summary
• Sharing connections (text to self and text to
  text)
• Telling your favorite part
• Telling why you didnt like a book
• Talking about characters
• Recommending the book to someone

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• Dear Families, December 11, 2008
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• In our class, reading and writing are very
  connected. We read many books each day and write
  like real writers every day. In addition to
  this, a standard for Second Grade is teaching
  children to respond to literature.
• Starting this week, at least 3 times a week,
  your child will bring home a reading journal with
  their reading book. Please continue to have your
  child read every night. Then, use the journal to
  write down responses to reading. Sometimes YOU
  may want to write to me about the book and how
  your child read, or sometimes you may want to
  have your child dictate to you his/her
  interpretations, or sometimes your child may want
  to respond by themselves! There is no one right
  way! The main goal is to relax and enjoy the
  time reading and talking about books with your
  child.
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• Below are some different ways your child may
  choose to respond
• Telling your favorite part and why
• Telling why you didnt like a book
• Talking about characters
• Giving a summary of the book
• Recommending the book to someone
• I am wondering why.
• I learned that
• The part about ____ reminded me of (text-to-text
  and text-to-self connections)
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• 2nd Grade Example

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Letter for ESOL Families

• Queridas familias 11 de diciembre de 2008
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• En nuestra clase, lectura y escritura están muy
  unidas. Nosotros leemos libros y escribimos como
  si fuéramos verdaderos escritores todos los días
  además de esto, como norma en segundo grado
  enseñamos a los niños a responder a la
  literatura.
• Comenzando esta semana, por lo menos 3 veces por
  semana, su hijo/a traerá a la casa un diario de
  lectura con un libro que deberá leer todas las
  noches, para luego escribir en el diario las
  respuestas a la lectura. En ocasiones usted podrá
  escribirme acerca del libro y cómo lee su hijo/a,
  tal vez usted quiera que su hijo/a le dicte sus
  interpretaciones, o su niño quiera escribir él
  mismo. íHay muchas formas! La meta principal es
  disfrutar relajadamente de la lectura de un libro
  con su hijo/a y hablar sobre éste.
• Abajo encontrarán diferentes maneras en que su
  hijo puede contestar
• Contar su parte favorita y porqué
• Decir por qué no te gustó el libro
• Hablar sobre los personajes
• Hacer un resumen del libro
• Recomendar el libro a alguien
• Escribir las dudas
• Escribir lo que aprendiste
• La parte acerca de ____________me recuerda de
• (tema a tema y tema a sus conexiones)
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• Feliz lectura,

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Various ways Children Responded
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Text-to-Self Connections
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Questions
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Facts
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Graphic OrganizersStory Map
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Why You Dont Like a Book
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• Parent Dictation

• Letter

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Questions Created by Parents
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Poems
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Parent Responses
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Troubleshooting

• No response
• Answering the same way
• Not turning journals in

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Resources

• Creating Welcoming Schools A Practical Guide to
  Home-School Partnerships with Diverse Families by
  JoBeth Allen
• Guiding Readers and Writers Teaching,
  Comprehension, Genre and Content Knowledge by
  Fountas and Pinnell
• Teaching for Comprehension and Fluency Thinking,
  Talking and Writing About Reading, K-8 by Fountas
  and Pinnell