Independent Reading Program: Library Set-up, Check-ins, Displays

Independent Reading, when done right, will bring you and your students so many happy days together. This independent reading program will make it easy for you.

Imagine yourself on your way to class. You walk by one of your students laying in a sunny patch of hallway, reading The Hate U Give. You walk by another with earbuds in, and notice he's listening to The Knife of Never Letting Go on audio. As you enter your classroom, you see two students over by your bookshelf, arguing about whether Stephen King or Orson Scott Card is more fun to read. You think happily of a letter you just got from a parent yesterday, telling you you're the first teacher to get her son to read a book in five years.

Does it have to be a fantasy?

Sometimes it's tough to fight the barrage of "I hate reading" you hear from students who have been repeating it for a decade. You want to change their minds, but you don't know how. Your administrators sure aren't telling you. You might have read 180 Days, or put No More Fake Reading on your Amazon wish list.

But... is it really possible to help readers this reluctant fall in love with reading? Like, as reluctant as your last period seniors?

Yes. After ten years of experimentation and research, I've developed this program to solve these problems for you.

From the Reviews:

"I'm so excited... this is fantastic! Thank you!"

"Super helpful for my in class reading program! Thank you!"

"Super resource and already great feedback from students!"

"Thank you for a solid solution to the 'I hate to read...'"

"Thank you for putting together such a great resource and making it so affordable!"

With this program (available as an editable digital or PDF version), you can:

Gather and organize your reading library quickly

• Find out what titles students love, and get ideas for how to acquire them
• Print genre labels to make it easy for students to find the books they want
• Develop a system that works for you to keep track of your books
• Get help for organizing beautiful displays throughout the year
• Start a book selfie corner and display student recs

Check-In on your readers easily

• Begin the program with a reading profile one-pager and discover what books your students connect to
• Instead of policing, help them inspire each other to read with six creative assessments that help students share their books with each other
• Have students create book review mini-videos or blog posts, give book pitches, or create Instagram-themed posters

Keep reading fun

• Start a First Chapter Friday Program
• Feature Graphic Novel Book Trailers as Book Talks
• Use the reading bingo cards to push readers to try new titles and genres
• Give special “1000+ Page” awards to students who go all in

This program is ready and waiting to ignite a love of reading in your students! Check out the preview or video preview for an in-depth look at all the tools for success that you'll find inside.

This product was newly updated in 2024 - inside the ZIP file you'll now see the older PDF and digital versions (for those who love the original) and the brand new update (for those who want the newest look).

Questions? I'm at betsy@nowsparkcreativity.com.

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Want to try ONE-PAGERS with your students? Learn how to do it successfully and get four free templates to guide even your art-hating students to success right here.