Middle School Reading

Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!

Guided reading is a valuable tool for middle school teachers looking to improve their students’ literacy skills. It's an effective strategy to increase comprehension and fluency, and promotes engagement and motivation.

What is the purpose of literature circles? How do you structure a literature circle? How long should Literature Circles last? What is the teacher's role in

Are your middle grade students reading? Discover 12 ways to moivate your middle grade students to read-- either again for for the first time.

Despite generations of well-intentioned interventions, two-thirds of middle school students in the United States are not proficient in reading, and approximately half of those students do not have the basic skills they were expected to learn in elementary school.

Teaching struggling readers at the high school level? Scaffold their comprehension by focusing on these four important reading strategies.

I just created a resource for middle schoolers and middle school teachers to implement First Chapter Friday in their ELA classrooms.

Getting middle school students excited about reading is really challenging, and without fun and engaging texts to read, students will quickly lose interest. One sure-fire way to keep students engaged in your reading class is to use reading comprehension worksheets about topics they are actually interested in. That's why we have put together this list of fun and interesting reading comprehension worksheets for middle school students. As always, these are FREE to use in your class. Simply…

My favorite school days are the ones that find us in a bit of a routine, when my middle school students are to the point where they are energized and enthusiastic while knowing procedures and classroom expectations. One project that has exemplified this glorious balance has been our reader's notebooks.

Have you been struggling to fit reading interventions into your middle school classroom? Not sure how to set it up? Check out this blog post! A middle school Reading Intervention Teacher brings you through what she is currently doing in her middle school classroom.