Just Read.
“…frequent readers are more successful students.” Mol 2011
What is Just Read?
Just Read is a research based voluntary free choice reading program designed to improve academic achievement by giving students the opportunity to develop the stamina and engagement to become proficient readers.
“…providing students time to read books of their choice every day leads to student growth in the areas of comprehension, fluency, spelling and vocabulary, which correlates well with the Common Core language arts standards.” Hudson 2015
Access
The more access students have to a great variety of high interest reading material, the better readers they will become.
“Numerous research studies prove that wide reading improves children's comprehension, background knowledge, vocabulary, fluency, and writing.” Miller 2012
Choice
Free choice of reading material regardless of genre, reading level, or format is essential for students to become self-directed readers
“One way that motivation and engagement are instilled and maintained is to provide students with opportunities to select for themselves the materials they read. Lee 2011
Time
Students need daily stress free reading time to develop the stamina and engagement needed to become proficient and authentic readers.
"...a comfortable physical environment, and no anxiety over evaluation.” Krashen 2015
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