Reading Journals

 

Reading Journals

 

 

Reading Journals are a create way to get children reading and writing.  To start out a journal with younger children have the first posts be pictures they draw.  Each time they draw in their journal it should have a theme, such as, my favorite thing to do with a friend is.... and then have the child draw a picture of what that is.  After a week have the children walk around the room and try to draw some of the objects or things that they see.  Once the children feel comfortable with that and they are starting to write have them write letters, number, or their name on a page.  Graduate to looking for letters and numbers around the room, then actual words around the room, etc.  This activity should be part of their daily routine and will foster their growth of reading and writing.  Each child should have their own journal and only be checked for doing the lesson, not if it is correct or not.  Here is an example of a journal from a Kindergarten classroom.