Reading Lesson Plans

The teaching reading to anyone, children, teens or adults, it is always a good idea to create some reading lesson plans for guidance. When attempting to teach anyone anything, lesson plans of some kind are almost necessary. And reading lesson plans are no different. Reading lesson plans don't have to be followed to the letter as with any lesson plans it is better to be flexible, go with the flow of the learning process for your student. Reading lesson plans should be your basic framework for a reading curriculum.

A primary purpose for reading lesson plans is to be sure you include all of your proposed and hoped for goals in terms of content and outcome. Reading lesson plans should include some kind of timeline so that you don't find yourself with two out of thirteen weeks left in a term and half of your material not covered. In the early years of a child's education especially learning will occur at different paces for different students during different points in the process of learning to read. Reading lesson plans will include the materials and or equipment you will need to accomplish your goals for any particular reading lesson.

Reading lesson plans can include a period of " free time" when, depending on the mood of your class, the success of the lesson or even the weather so you can change or add to your original reading lesson plans by introducing an unplanned spelling bee or some silent reading or perhaps a time for the teacher to read aloud to the class. There are so many options when it comes to adapting or customizing your reading lesson plans, but at least you have a framework to go from. It is surprising sometimes when you get into the classroom with the best intentions and ideas in your head and distractions occur and without some concrete reading lesson plans or any lesson plans your classroom can turn instantly into chaos.

This is not to say that all structure is the way to go. Not at all. Some of the most engaging lessons in reading can happen spontaneously. Perhaps after a writing exercise where all the students make journal entries, suddenly one and then another and another student want to share what they have written. You might not have thought to include this into your reading lesson plans, but it sure makes a great interaction within the group and gives anyone who wants to share their entry, a chance to read out loud to a group. This is a great exercise and can be completely impromptu.

When creating reading lesson plans, try to utilize a variety of tools and methods so all of your students with different learning styles will be accommodated and everyone will experience some success at the end of the day, week or term.

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