___________________________________________________The basic gist behind it is that the best way for students to acquire language is through reading, and rather than force them to read class novels, they should have a choice to read something they enjoy. At first, I was only going to use this with my Heritage class, but then, the week before school began, I got that lovely call telling me that I would be teaching 3 sections of a new class, so I decided, to give it a try with them as well. A big shout out to Mike Peto and his blog that I personally visit about once a week as a resource. This article about Building a Class Library for Heritage Speakers was extremely helpful! He has tons of research and suggestions, and rather than paraphrase it here, I think you should just check out his blog! (Click the read more button to see more pictures and ideas of how I implement FVR!) How it works in my classroom: 1. I only do FVR with my 8th graders and my Heritage students. 2. On Mondays and Tuesdays, they come in and get their book. I set a timer and they read for 10 minutes while I take attendance and check- in homework. 3. When the timer goes off, they return their books to the designated spot, and we move on to the daily lesson. (Note: For about the first month I just wanted them to get in the habit and enjoy reading, but this past week I started using a reading log from Mike Peto's site to hold them accountable. ) Here are some pictures of how I organized my FVR library. It's still a work in progress, but it's working so far =). I bought these shoe organizers at 5 Below and our custodian hung them on the wall for me. They fit any of the books from TPRS Publishing and Fluency Matters totally fine. Normal sized books don't fit as well. Below them I have a crate with picture books and a tub of magazines on the table. My advanced books selection is smaller, but I find that a lot of my Heritage speakers like the easy readers just fine, and I will continue to build the selection over time. I typed up the book titles with the number of copies I have in parentheses. I laminated each one and attached them to the pockets with paper clips so that I can easily change them out if I get new books. Each class has a post-it color that they write their name on and use as a bookmark. This way, they know what books are available when choosing something new. I found these books in another classroom from Houghton Mifflin. I am not sure how much the kids will enjoy them, but they were free until I can buy some high-interest non-fiction. I was kind of surprised that a handful of students only wanted to read non-fiction.
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Tara Brown
6/27/2018 06:37:02 pm
This looks amazing!! You have SO MANY books! So jealous! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing these pics. :-)
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Brooke
8/4/2018 01:19:29 pm
Thanks for sharing your ideas with photos. This is so helpful to world language teachers embracing the idea that voluntary reading leads to proficiency.
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