Why should you use reading journals with your students?
These special journals can help your children to improve their recollection while learning to write better. Regardless of their ages, all children can benefit from journal writing programs.
My teenagers kept a reading journal this past year. It specifically dealt with their literature reading assignment. At the beginning of the year, they wrote about the events that occurred in the story. As the year passed, they began writing more about the characters or the lessons they were learning from the story. By the end of the year this was an informal essay, going beyond simply recapping what they read.
This has worked so well that we are now introducing it to my twelve-year-old son. At the end of each day, he will write journal entries on what he really learned each day. This has been especially helpful with Bible readings. By writing a paragraph on his morning devotions, we will be able to reinforce what he learns.
If you have younger children, write their journal entry for them as they narrate it. They can re-write the narrative, using their best handwriting, into their journal on the next day.
Journals help my kids write on a daily basis, but I don't think it teaches writing. I use Teaching Writing: Structure.
These special journals can help your children to improve their recollection while learning to write better. Regardless of their ages, all children can benefit from journal writing programs.
My teenagers kept a reading journal this past year. It specifically dealt with their literature reading assignment. At the beginning of the year, they wrote about the events that occurred in the story. As the year passed, they began writing more about the characters or the lessons they were learning from the story. By the end of the year this was an informal essay, going beyond simply recapping what they read.
This has worked so well that we are now introducing it to my twelve-year-old son. At the end of each day, he will write journal entries on what he really learned each day. This has been especially helpful with Bible readings. By writing a paragraph on his morning devotions, we will be able to reinforce what he learns.
If you have younger children, write their journal entry for them as they narrate it. They can re-write the narrative, using their best handwriting, into their journal on the next day.
Journals help my kids write on a daily basis, but I don't think it teaches writing. I use Teaching Writing: Structure.
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