Independent Reading Matters: A Handbook by Laura Robb

By Colin Reublinger | April 30 2026 | Classroom LibrariesCollectionsEducation & Professional LearningEnglish Language ArtsGeneral

Need help ramping up your independent reading time?

Download our comprehensive handbook written by Laura Robb, Independent Reading Matters. Based on research-based practices and decades of classroom experience,
the handbook provides educators with practical tips to:

  • Self-select “good fit” books students can read and enjoy
  • Apply reading strategies to improve critical thinking
  • Summarize fiction and nonfiction using structures that work
  • Present book talks that showcase thinking and advertise great reads
  • Confer to learn about students’ reading lives, attitudes, and comprehension
  • Assess independent reading with books talks and self-evaluations

 

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