Real Reading vs. Really Not Reading – find out what to do if your students are fake reading.  Download the free reading anchor charts and printables.

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Players gonna play.

While visiting so many classrooms during guided reading, one thing is for sure. Players gonna play.  But, it doesn’t have to be that way.

I learned from experience that just because your classroom is quiet while you are working with students at the guided reading table, doesn’t mean that kids are really reading.

Have you noticed fake reading going on in your classroom?

What does fake reading look like?

  • students holding a book, but staring at the ceiling
  • quietly looking around the classroom
  • not making connections while reading
  • continually getting up to ask a question
  • holding a book upside down (this actually happens)
  • playing around
  • reading the words without thinking
  • not trying their best

This Real Reading vs. Really Not Reading strategy is adapted from a lesson in Tanny Gregor’s book, Comprehension Connections.

I know I’ve said it before, but if your students are struggling with comprehension, or if you need to build up your comprehension toolkit, get this book, Comprehension Connections.

Real Reading Strategy

Real Reading Strategy is so easy! You just do a mini lesson where you are modeling exactly what it looks like when you’re REALLY NOT READING. Try holding the book upside down, dancing around, whispering to a student, etc. Students LOVE this!  They will think it’s so funny.

Use one of the free blank reading anchor charts in this post.  As students are able to tell you what behaviors they saw you do, add them to the chart.

What does “real reading” look like?

After completing the “Really Not Reading” side of the chart, Model for students what “Real Reading” looks like.  This time, you’ll show all the best behaviors a real reader displays.  

Again, as students share things they notice, write the real reading behaviors on the chart. Or, allow students to write their observations on sticky notes.

Use the Real Reading anchor chart and model for your students.

After completing the entire Real Reading anchor chart together, display it in your classroom where students can refer back to it as needed.  You can put it close to where you teacher your mini lessons.  It will be easy to refer to it there.

Throughout the week have students model “Real Reading” and “Really Not Reading” for the class.  Try putting them in partners to practice.

You can also make a copy of the blank anchor chart and have students fill it in.  They can cut it out and glue it into their Interactive Reading Notebooks.

Materials needed for this Real Reading vs. Not Real Reading lesson:

  1. anchor chart paper
  2. Mr. Sketch markers
  3. Sticky Notes
  4. any picture book
  5. FREE Real Reading printables

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Jen

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