Reading Ladder – Analyzing your reading process
A Reading Ladder is simply a piece of
explanatory writing where students rank the books they’ve read according to
complexity, reflect on their reading habits, and make plans for future growth.
Purpose: to step back and look at what you have accomplished as a
reader in order to measure progress and set new goals for term two and the rest
of the school year.
Process
1.
Compile a list of all of the books you completed
and abandoned so far this school year. List
the books in order of most difficult to least difficult.
2. Write a “Why this
Order?” paragraph. Explain your
reasons for ranking books. Discuss what make a book ‘difficult.’
3. Reading Rate – calculate the number of
pages you've read this term. Then calculate the average
number of pages you read per week(number of pages read/9weeks). This will
determine your reading rate for this term. Compare this new rate with your
reading rate at the beginning of the term. Discuss your at home reading habits.
4.
Summary – summarize 1 book. Provide
a true summary of the book, not just a review of the book.
5.
Personal Goals – set goals for term two
and the rest of the school year. These should be specific: I will read 15 books
by February. I will read one nonfiction book. I will develop an at home reading
habit. I will…
Due
date:__________________________
