Encouraging Independent Reading in Children

All readers benefit from sending goals for their independent reading.

Consider using the following framework to help students set goals for wide and deep reading throughout the school year.

My Reading Goals for The Year

Goal 1: Great readers are explorers. Two new genres I will explore are: 

1)______________________

2)_______________________

Goal 2:  A strong reader challenges him or herself. 

A challenging book I will read in its entirety is:_________________

Goal 3: Fantastic readers have favorite authors.

 I will complete an author study by reading at least two books by _____________

Goal 4:   Reading nonfiction makes you more knowledgeable. I will become an expert on a topic by reading many nonfiction books on that topic. A topic I will read at least  two nonfiction books about is:________________

Goal 5:  Skilled readers can read difficult texts independently. A reading lexile is the level of text complexity that a person can read without support. The independent reading lexile I will master by the end of the year is: __________________________________