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On this page, you will find resources that were shared at the first training in June 2016 and new resources as they become available. Please send us any new resources that you try and with which you have success with students.

Here is a summary of the list of resources and ideas that we generated at the June 2016 training with embedded links:

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It might be helpful to have students help generate a list of the benefits of reading.	Create a rubric with sample responses on a large, color-coded poster & display prominently. Have them self-assess w/ it.
Ask the students what makes quality work & then generate the rubric. Have them self-assess w/ it.	Generate a list of issues in the IR books. This makes a great list of topics for writing. Teach them how to use novels as evidence.
From the student generated topics, create universal ideas and/or thesis statements that could be used for writing pieces.	Take the format from Good Reads & Amazon. Create a physical rating sheet for students to evaluate the IR books as they finish or type them & attach a QR code.

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Independent Reading Resources

It might be helpful to have students help generate a list of the benefits of reading.

Create a rubric with sample responses on a large, color-coded poster & display prominently. Have them self-assess w/ it.

Ask the students what makes quality work & then generate the rubric. Have them self-assess w/ it.

Generate a list of issues in the IR books. This makes a great list of topics for writing. Teach them how to use novels as evidence.

From the student generated topics, create universal ideas and/or thesis statements that could be used for writing pieces.

Take the format from Good Reads & Amazon. Create a physical rating sheet for students to evaluate the IR books as they finish or type them & attach a QR code.