Video: Voluntary Free Reading: Essential components of an English/Literacy block
During this session, Dr Kaye Lowe advises on how to execute Voluntary Free Reading time with effective book choices and ensuring the students are engaged. Kaye also makes suggestions on how to stock the classroom library to best give the students an opportunity to discover new books within their reading range without choosing backwards.
Dr Kaye Lowe is a respected literacy author and presenter and has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in literacy for more than 20 years. She is the author of PETAA books, Writing the Future and For the Love of Reading: Supporting struggling readers.
Key Messages
- Minimum of 20 minutes every day
- Setting parameters to avoid choosing backwards
- Stocking a Classroom library - Book flood