FREE Printable Reading Logs! What an effective teaching tool! These Free Printable Reading logs can be used as a positive reinforcement for those that already enjoy reading. They can also be the very thing that fuels the fire under a hesitant reader. Among my children, we have an avid reader, a picky reader, a hesitant reader, a wanna be independent reader, a pretender, and a listener who can’t even talk yet! Besides the baby, reading logs encourage each of them for different reasons. To encourage your child to read, give these FREE Printable Reading Logs a chance!
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Why should you use a reading log? Reading logs are daily reminders to read. They can be used for record keeping. Whereas, for most of us, reading logs are best used to encourage our young readers to read. Reading logs are positive reinforcements for students who already relish a page-turner. To me, they are even more effective when used as an incentive for those who wince (or sigh) at the sight of a book. The best thing about reading logs are that they are for everyone! Reading logs can be used for students who are solely read to, transitional readers, and independent readers.
There are a variety of reading logs to choose from. Some will be more appropriate than others based on your needs. A good place to start is with one of the FREE Printable Reading Logs that count up to 25. Depending on the school week, you can finish a reading log in 7-14 days. In the blanks of the reading log, use stickers, stamps, crayons, or a simple check mark. So, if 4 books are read, then your child would place 4 stickers on the log. It is nice to teach your children to do this on their own. Through experience, I have found that if I mark the blanks on their reading logs, their excitement wains.
As my kids get older, the purpose of the reading logs change a bit. My students advance to a reading log with at least one gray-tinted row. The gray-tinted rows are meant to mark your student’s individual reading time. When my kids are first learning to read they are sitting with me on the couch deciphering words slowly. This takes time, effort, and can move slow depending on the student. To encourage them, these kids receive credit for their reading lessons and story time. The reading logs give them an incentive to keep up the hard work!
With experience, each child progresses to a reading log that requires them to write the name of the book they have read. Some books are worth more than one point. Points are allotted based on time read or number of pages. Once the student completes their reading log, they get a prize. The prize could be a trip to get ice cream or a date with dad. This year, the prize is money to buy more books!
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