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17 Cute Reading Logs {FREE PRINTABLE}

Reading is an important part of learning for kids.  I made a bunch of free printable cute reading logs for students to keep track of their daily, weekly, and monthly reading goals.

There are different designs that will be great for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade and 6th grade.

Some of the reading logs are very simple and there is even one that’s a coloring page.

I also created some monthly reading logs with a fun theme for each page.

I think you’ll be able to find one that you like and that’s perfect for your little one.

These printable reading logs are for personal or classroom use only and no part of them may be resold.

How To Print Out The Free Reading Logs

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Simple Printable Reading Log

This is a simple reading log that can be used for any grade level.

It has space for the child to write in the date, name of the book, and how many minutes they read.

The rainbow lettering makes this a cute design that kids will love.

DOWNLOAD THE SIMPLE PRINTABLE READING LOG

Kindergarten Summer Reading Log

This summer reading log can be used for kindergarten or any grade to track their summer reading.

Kids will color in a sun for each 20 minutes of reading they do.

This is a fun way for younger kids to track their summer reading without having to write in a book name, date, and how long they read.

If you want some other summer reading logs, be sure to keep scrolling down to the monthly reading logs where I have summer reading logs for June, July and August.

PRINT OUT THE SUMMER READING LOG

AR Reading Log

This accelerated reader reading log is a simple design that can be used for all ages and grade levels.

It includes everything you need to keep track of for advanced readers.

DOWNLOAD THE AR READING LOG

Free Printable Weekly Reading Log

This is a very simple weekly reading log with the days of the week already filled in.

Kids just have to fill in the title of the book an how many minutes they read.

They’ll love the cute bookworm at the bottom and the colorful rainbow design.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE PRINTABLE WEEKLY READING LOG

Monthly Reading Logs

Here you’ll find a reading log for each month of the year with a fun theme to fit the season or holiday for that month.

January Free Reading Log

This fun snowflake themed January reading log has space for the date, book title, number of pages read, any comments kids have about the book and parent initials.

PRINT OUT THE FREE JANUARY READING LOG

February Student Reading Log

You can’t have a February reading log without some cute hearts in the background.

This student reading log will help kids stay on task with their reading homework for the month.

DOWNLOAD THE FEBRUARY STUDENT READING LOG

My March Reading Log

Kids will love the cute shamrock background on this March reading log.

This reading log template will hold kids accountable for their reading at home.

PRINT OUT THE FREE MARCH READING LOG

April Daily Reading Log Printable

Send kids home with this cute April reading log with rainbows to keep track of their reading for the month.

There’s even space for parent initials so you can make sure they’re actually reading.

PRINT OUT THE APRIL DAILY READING LOG PDF

May Home Reading Log

This May flowers home reading log is bright and colorful.

It’s a fun way to keep track of reading homework.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE PRINTABLE MAY HOME READING LOG PDF

June Independent Reading Log

This June reading log has a cute ice cream background that kids will enjoy.

This is a great way for kids to log their summer independent reading.

PRINT OUT THE JUNE MONTHLY READING LOG

July Summer Reading Log

4th of July and barbecues are what the month of July is all about.

Kids will have fun tracking their summer reading on this July reading log.

PRINT OUT THE JULY READING LOG

August Summer Reading Log

This August reading log has all the summer vacation vibes.

It’s cute, colorful and fun for kids to log their summer reading in the month of August.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE PRINTABLE AUGUST READING LOG

September Homeschool Reading Log

This back to school theme reading log for September is great for homeschool or classroom use.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE PRINTABLE SEPTEMBER READING LOG

Free Printable October Reading Log

Get ready for Halloween with this cute October reading log.

Kids can track reading their favorite Halloween books in the month of October.

PRINT OUT THE FREE OCTOBER READING LOG

November Reading Log Printable

This fall leaves November reading log is perfect for holding kids accountable for their reading homework for the month.

Kids can write in the comments what they enjoyed about what they read or how it made them feel.

DOWNLOAD THE NOVEMBER READING LOG FREE PRINTABLE

December Class Reading Log

The cute candy cane background on this December reading log will have kids feeling festive as they track their reading for the month.

December is an important time for kids to log their reading because it’s such a busy time of year, they may forget to do their daily reading.

PRINT OUT THE DECEMBER CLASS READING LOG

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Whether you are well into the school year or are enjoying a relaxed summertime schedule, reading logs are undoubtedly an excellent way for your child or student to keep track of their book-reading goals.

During the school year, children (in both elementary and middle school) are encouraged – or even required – to read as much as possible and are usually given a target number of minutes or pages to read every day. If you are an educator, homeschooler, or are a parent who simply wants their child to excel in reading, printing out a reading log for them to keep track of their minutes is the perfect way to ensure they are reading an appropriate minimum amount. Tracking progress also allows the child to see how well they are doing which will encourage them to read even more!

If the school year has ended and you’re already into summertime mode it doesn’t mean that reading is less important or unneeded – with all that extra time on their hands it is actually a perfect opportunity to have your child check out some books from the local library (more book trackers here!) and dive in! Reading year-round will help them maintain all the progress they’ve made during the previous school year in terms of reading and comprehension, plus it’s a great boredom buster – who doesn’t love getting lost in a great book!?

Below, we have 21 Free Printable Reading Logs for your child(ren) to use! Each one will allow them to keep track of the titles, minutes, and/or pages they have read every day. Some are specific to summer reading while others are perfect for use any time of the year. Several are weekly reading logs while the remainder are monthly. There is a lot of variety when it comes to what you’re looking for, so be sure to scroll through the options below to pick the perfect one for your needs!

After you’ve found the one you want to use, all you need to do is click on the image, download the free PDF file to your computer, and print!

All that’s left now is to find a good book (or a few) and enjoy some good quality reading time!

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Reading Chart Templates

The following reading chart templates will encourage kids to read more books.  Please scroll down the page until you find the perfect chart for your needs.

Reading Log for Kids

Kindergarten reading log.

Free printable reading logs for kindergarten in color and in black and white.

This kindergarten reading log printable records up to 8 stories (for younger kids or children who have just started reading).

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These reading logs are for younger kids who still read stories (not books). If you encourage younger kids to read stories chances are they will want to read more books when they are older.

Children’s reading log for 10 stories (with no prize)

This free reading log is for 20 stories (with no prize for completing the books).

This reading chart printable is for 20 stories (with a prize for completing the stories).

Elementary reading log

1st grade reading log.

This free printable reading log records up to 10 stories (for younger kids or children who have just started reading).

2nd Grade Reading Log

This free printable reading log template for kids records up to 10 books.

This book reading chart for kids records up to 8 books.

Reading book log printable for 10 books (with no prize for completing the books).

Reading sticker chart for 10 books (with a prize for completing the books).

3rd Grade Reading Log

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4th Grade Reading Log

5th Grade Reading Log

Middle School Reading Log

Chart for 20 books (with no prize for completing the books).

The following middle school reading charts are available in Word format so you can edit them if you want to make any changes.

6th Grade Reading Log

7th Grade Reading Log

Weekly Reading Log

This weekly chart is from Monday to Friday. However, if you want to include the weekend to practice or catch up then use the Word version and add two lines.

See Reading Rewards to encourage and motivate kids to read.

If there are any more free printable reading incentive charts that you would like us to add to this collection, then please leave a comment below.

There is no need to go into the benefits of reading. Everyone understands the importance. However, many teachers and parents are constantly looking for ways to get their kids and students to read more. Today, kids spend way too much time in front of screens and not enough time reading.

One of the ways people find they can encourage kids to read is by using reading charts. These charts track the number or pages or the time spent reading.

How to Use the Reading Charts

Let students choose what they want to read.

When they choose what they want to read they will spend more time reading and it won’t be considered a “punishment”. Some kids will probably choose only comics. Some teachers, do not consider comics reading whereas others claim that it is better than nothing and it will also help their reading skills.

Offer an award or incentive

Offer some reward when kids read 10 or 20 books. Some of our charts have a section to add this reward. This will motivate them to read more. This reward can be no homework for a day, a treat, or anything else that will motivate them.

Ask students to write a note each time they read

This note can include a new word they added to their vocabulary, something interesting about the book, something they didn’t like about the book, etc. The idea is to get them thinking about what they read.

When they finish reading a book ask them for their opinion. They can write either what they liked about the story or what they didn’t like or both.

Don’t make the written tasks overwhelming

The idea is to get the kids to read and to enjoy reading so don’t ask them too many questions. We really want them to develop good reading habits and a big part of that is to make them want to read and to actually enjoy it.

Let kids read at their own pace

Do not dictate how many pages each child has to read unless you see some kids are taking advantage of this. One child might read 20 pages in the allotted time whereas another reads 10 pages only. Try to let them read at their own pace.

Keep all the reading charts in a binder

When you keep all the charts you will show the progress that they might not see when they don’t check all their old charts. When they look back and see how much they read they will feel proud and get a feeling of accomplishment.

Ask them to make a note if they enjoyed the book or not

This will show them which books they enjoyed and will help them choose similar books in the future. We want them to choose books they enjoy so they keep on reading.

How to get kids to read

9 ways to get children to read.

9 fun and original ways to get your kids to read and have fun while doing so!

1. Find fun activities related to books.

Let your child write the end of the story . Once your child has read the beginning of a book for the first time ask him to tell you the rest of the story the way he would like it to play out. If he is old enough he can write it down and even add his own pictures. When he has finished he can read it to you. After that, he can read the original book to see how the author chose to complete the story.

Make a play about the book – Once your children have read a book, encourage them to make a play about it. They can invite over some friends if they want/need additional actors. Give them ideas to make props, create their own invitations, and even entrance tickets. Once they have completed rehearsals, you can invite some people (such as grandparents or the friends’ parents) over to watch the play. Don’t forget to applaud and tell them how wonderful they are! You can also take a home video of the play and transfer it to a DVD. Buy a DVD sticker on which you can write the name of the play, the name of the actors and you can even add their photo. Your kids will be so proud to have their own DVD. It is a great thing to keep and watch in a few years (assuming we are able to watch DVD’s in a few years! Try listening to a cassette or record today 🙂 ).

Make an art project related to a book your kids just read. There are thousands of ideas for art projects online for young and older kids. Find one related to the book that you would like to make.

Visit a place related to the book – For example, if your child reads the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” maybe you could visit a chocolate factory (many factories have a visitor’s center for kids). If your child reads a book about animals, you could visit the zoo.

Ask your child to draw a picture about the book and have it framed to hang in her room.

Make your own dictionary – buy a phone book for your child. Each time she encounters a word that she is not familiar with, she can write the word and the meaning in her phone book (after either asking you the meaning or preferably looking it up). Writing the meaning of a world often helps to remember it. When she looks back she will see just how many words she has added to her vocabulary! It is also helpful when she forgets the meaning of a word she has previously looked up. This is a great tool for kids reading in a second language.

Make bookmarks that will be fun to use . There are thousands of ideas online if you need inspiration!

Find related printables online . There are many websites that offer fun printable activities related to certain books.

2. Use reading charts and set reading goals.

Use a reading chart (see above) to keep track of reading progress and motivate your children. The reward can be extra screen time, a fun activity, or enabling your child to go to sleep later on a weekend. If you are not on a tight budget, educational games are a great reward. There are many games that are both fun and really educational. The more they read, the more prizes they can earn! You can also set up a point system. Each book is worth a certain number of stickers on the book chart (it could be one it could be more depending on length and difficulty). The more points they earn, the bigger the prize that they can get. They can either “spend” their points on a smaller prize or save up for a bigger prize! For example, once they complete an entire book chart they can get a smaller prize but if they complete two book charts then they can get a bigger prize. This will reward them for reading and teach them to save. We offer free printable “ Book Bucks ” with a table that shows kids what their prize will be for earning book bucks (depending on how many they earn).

3. Set up a comfortable reading spot.

Some spots look so comfy you just want to curl up with a good book. Try to arrange a similar spot for your child. It can be a comfortable sofa, chair, or even just cushions on the floor.

4. Set a good example.

If your children see you reading often they will understand that books should be a part of their life too!

5. Make regular trips to the library.

Make this a family activity. Read stories together there and take books home for each family member. It’s a fun and cheap way to spend time together and everyone enjoys it. It also sets a good example!

6. Help kids find an author that they love or books about a topic they are interested in.

Often, there are specific books or authors that kids love, but you might need to help them find them. Once they do, they might be hooked!

7. Discuss the books

Ask your child to tell you about the book she read once she completes it. Ask her questions. Try to ask both simple questions, open-ended questions, and more complex ones that make her think about the meaning of the book and the moral of the story.

If your kids are addicted to TV and hate reading why not get them a foreign movie with subtitles? If they want to watch, they will have to read! In time they will significantly improve the speed of their reading.

9. Start slowly for those you have difficulty reading.

If reading an entire book seems overwhelming, then you can ask them to read a few pages or a chapter. Setting small goals sometimes enables children to accomplish more than bigger goals that just make them give up quickly.

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Below you’ll find free, printable reading logs in a variety of formats. Just click on the title to open the PDF and print. Browse each to decide which fits better with your needs. Some are daily reading logs, others include comment fields and many are themed with illustrations. The reading logs are designed for 1st grade, 2nd grade, and other elementary levels.

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Whether you are a teacher or a parent, I am sure you have heard of the “summer slide.” In case you haven’t, it’s when kids spend their summer break from school doing fun things without incorporating some sort of mind-strengthening activities . With at least two months away from school, if kids don’t use their brains in substantial ways, the momentum that they had during school can decrease significantly. That is where resources like these FREE Printable Summer Reading Logs come into place!

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Printable Summer Reading Logs

Now I know, when we hear summer “break” we want our kids to actually be able to take a break. They need to go outside and soak up the sun, play in the pool, and spend days laying in the grass or hitting around the ball. Summer break should be one long vacation, I completely agree. That doesn’t mean that some brain-strengthening activities can’t occur.

A Few Summer Break Learning Tips…

Try mixing in reading with lounging by the pool or if your kids get to stay up a little longer during the summer than school nights, have them read during that time. Reading is a fabulous, fun, and brain-encouraging activity that almost everyone loves.

If you are a teacher, this is the perfect packet to send home with your students.

Encourage them to read as much as they can over the summer. Maybe even send home a reminder letter for parents explaining just how quickly “summer slide” can occur and how beneficial reading can be.

These summer reading logs are perfect for giving an extra incentive to keep little brains sharp. For some kids coloring in each picture might be enough of an incentive. I suggest switching up the coloring tools each month to add even more engagement. Crayons are a classic but skinny markers and colored pencils are fun too!

If coloring isn’t exciting enough, you can offer a little extra motivation. For example, once your kids fill the whole month up maybe you’ll take them to the water park or to get ice cream. Sometimes kiddos on summer break might need a little extra “oomph” to stay motivated.

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Using the Summer Reading Logs

Each printable comes with a different monthly theme. The themes include suns, beach balls, flip flops, popsicles, and sand buckets (not in that order). The month is listed on the top of the page so there is no confusion. There is also a space for the child to write their name and their daily reading goal!

This goal is meant to be focused on challenging the specific child. What may be a challenge for one child could be easy for another. Try to encourage children to read a bit more than usual! This can also change throughout the summer. I would suggest starting with one amount of time or a specific number of books and increasing the amount as the months pass.

Each monthly reading log includes the correct number of coloring objects to correspond with the days of that month. For example, there are 31 suns on the May printable and 30 beach balls on the June printable. This takes all of the prep work out of it for you!

Every month, hang the printable somewhere where both you and your child(ren) can see it each day as a simple reminder and hopefully a simple piece of encouragement!

Reading should not be a chore, but some children like reading more than others. There is nothing wrong with providing a little incentive to make reading fun for your kids!

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20 Free Printable Reading Logs for Kids

As moms, we would like to see our kids be successful readers. Help them develop a lifelong love of reading with these 20 Free Printable Reading Logs for Kids .

One way we can help them become better readers is to have them log their reading progress. These fun and colorful designs make logging their progress a breeze and help keep them motivated. Whether they are a little one just starting out or well on their way to becoming a bookworm, there's a reading log for them. Today is a great time to get started and see how many minutes of reading magic they can squeeze in!

To download, pick a reading log you'd like to use, click on the image and a PDF file will appear. Simply download to your computer, and print.

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Free Printable Reading Logs

FREE Printable Reading Logs! What an effective teaching tool! These Free Printable Reading logs can be used as a positive reinforcement for those that already enjoy reading. They can also be the very thing that fuels the fire under a hesitant reader. Among my children, we have an avid reader, a picky reader, a hesitant reader, a wanna be independent reader, a pretender, and a listener who can’t even talk yet! Besides the baby, reading logs encourage each of them for different reasons. To encourage your child to read, give these FREE Printable Reading Logs a chance!

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Why Free Printable Reading Logs?

Why should you use a reading log? Reading logs are daily reminders to read. They can be used for record keeping. Whereas, for most of us, reading logs are best used to encourage our young readers to read. Reading logs are positive reinforcements for students who already relish a page-turner. To me, they are even more effective when used as an incentive for those who wince (or sigh) at the sight of a book. The best thing about reading logs are that they are for everyone! Reading logs can be used for students who are solely read to, transitional readers, and independent readers.

How to use Free Printable Reading Logs

Pre-readers.

There are a variety of reading logs to choose from. Some will be more appropriate than others based on your needs. A good place to start is with one of the FREE Printable Reading Logs that count up to 25. Depending on the school week, you can finish a reading log in 7-14 days. In the blanks of the reading log, use stickers, stamps, crayons, or a simple check mark. So, if 4 books are read, then your child would place 4 stickers on the log. It is nice to teach your children to do this on their own. Through experience, I have found that if I mark the blanks on their reading logs, their excitement wains.

Transitional Reader

As my kids get older, the purpose of the reading logs change a bit. My students advance to a reading log with at least one gray-tinted row. The gray-tinted rows are meant to mark your student’s individual reading time. When my kids are first learning to read they are sitting with me on the couch deciphering words slowly. This takes time, effort, and can move slow depending on the student. To encourage them, these kids receive credit for their reading lessons and story time. The reading logs give them an incentive to keep up the hard work!

Independent Reader

With experience, each child progresses to a reading log that requires them to write the name of the book they have read. Some books are worth more than one point. Points are allotted based on time read or number of pages. Once the student completes their reading log, they get a prize. The prize could be a trip to get ice cream or a date with dad. This year, the prize is money to buy more books!

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Free Printable Reading Log, Sight Words Lists and Tips for Learning to Read

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Watching my 5 year old son learn to read has been a fascinating, yet sometimes frustrating process. Helping a kindergartener learn to read fluently presents the  proudest moments, and also moments that make you literally want to pull your hair out. It takes consistency, persistency, and for me, guidance from others . I am not an expert in this field,    that is  children learning to read . What I am, is a homeschooling mom of a 5 year old who is figuring it out as we go. In this post I will share what’s been working for us, and also a free printable reading log and sight words lists.

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Thankfully, my son had the most amazing pre-k teacher –  seriously this woman is a saint . She taught him the basis of learning to read, and by the end of his time in her class he was reading small beginner’s books. Between her and my teacher friends, I’ve had a lot of support and received a lot of good tips!

Learning to Read – Tips for teaching kids to read fluently

First, practice is key . When Kai graduated pre-k last school year, I made all of these plans ( in my head)  for how we would keep him reading over the summer. Then he read about 5-10 small books the entire summer. When we started our first year of homeschool in the fall, I was kicking myself for that. It would have been much easier if I had kept him practicing consistently, just like anything else.

Note: Not sure what “sight words” are? Don’t feel bad, neither did I when a first heard the term. I am  not a teacher and Kai is my firstborn, so I am learning here too. Sight words are common words that appear again and again in your child’s reading material. Knowing these words “by sight” is essential for fluent reading.

When we started practicing daily I immediately saw an improvement in his confidence. The first few days were a struggle because he is a human, and humans don’t naturally like being forced to do things they aren’t  already good at. After a few days, every day has become easier and more enjoyable. Kai even adds books because he wants to read more and more now.

RELATED: Do your kids always fight over whose turn it is? Use this printable Take Turns Chart to keep track and end the arguments!

This is where the printable reading log comes in. As a homeschool mom, I have been keeping a portfolio of Kai’s work throughout the year. This is important for documenting his progress. Once we started practicing daily reading, I realized I wasn’t able to track or show his progress in that area  on paper . Reading is one of, if not  the most important thing he is learning, so I wanted a way to document it. Without learning to read, he won’t be able to do…. anything else .

Here are some things that have helped us with our kindergartener learning to read:

Bob’s books.

Kai’s preschool teacher uses these in her classroom and suggested we get a few sets. We did, and they have been the biggest reading tool we have used yet. The book collections are set up in different categories: beginning readers which helps to teach letter sounds, sight words , word families , compound words and more.

Before I knew about these books I was having Kai attempt to read other short books we had around the house, and it was  not going well . Starting with books that are designed to build a child’s confidence as a reader is key. There is nothing better than that look on their face after they read “The End” on their very first book. Once they start to build that confidence it’s much easier to get them to take the time to sound out words they  don’t know yet . Bob’s Books have been the key tool in learning to read so far. I highly recommend them!

Sight Words

Learning sight words has also been key to our success with learning to read. At first, Kai started learning sight words through games and flash cards in pre-k. His teacher even had them printed and laminated on the floor and the kids would walk the path of words each morning and read the words to their parents. She would periodically change the words out. She sent home lists and suggested we write the words on popsicle sticks to use as “flash cards” to practice with the kids. We would even have Kai arrange the sticks into sentences that he could make out of the sight words.

When we started our Kindergarten year of homeschool I went back through all of the lists, flash cards, and popsicle sticks we had with sight words on them a few times with him until I was sure he could easily recognize them all. Once he had them all very well memorized we stopped going through those, because he now sees them in the books he reads daily. Simply knowing those sight words easily by memory makes him so much more confident and able to take his time to sound out newer words he comes across that he doesn’t recognize yet.

Scroll down to download the free printable sight words lists.

Reading to your child

I made a mistake when Kai first started reading himself, and thought I should basically never read to him again. Before he started reading, I used to read him 2-3 books per day  at least.  I thought that because he needed to practice reading daily, I shouldn’t take up reading time by doing the reading myself.

After a while, I not only missed reading to him but I also realized that it would help him learn to read by watching me read to him. Now that he was starting to learn the concept of recognizing words and sounding them out, looking at the words as I read them actually helps him recognize new words. It also helps him understand how to read with fluency.

I was really surprised that once I got back into reading to him daily, he started to change his tone and read sentences the proper way depending upon their punctuation. For example, he would read questions with a questioning voice like I do, or sentences that end in an exclamation point with excitement. I giggled the first time I noticed this, because it’s not something I specifically focused on teaching him. He picked up on it by watching me read to him after he was starting to recognize words and sentences.

Repeating 5 books daily for one week

I told you I am just learning as I go, right? Thankfully, I have great friends who are former teachers. One of my friends gave me the tip to set up a book bucket or basket that has 3-5 books in it and repeat those books over and over all week before changing them out for a new set. Before that, I had this idea that we should work our way through every book for Kai’s reading level that I could possibly find, one at a time, and keep on moving. While he was progressing with his reading, he wasn’t reading fluently.

Once we started focusing on a set of 5 books per week, it was almost instantly that he started reading those books more fluently and actually sounding like he was reading a book to me rather than reading me one word at a time. It’s been amazing to watch him each week start a new set of books with more ease than the week before. I can tell he’s not just getting better at reading those 5 books each week specifically, but better at reading overall.

Using a Reading Log

I mentioned above that I started the reading log as a way to show on paper how much reading Kai is doing, mostly for his homeschool kindergarten portfolio. What I didn’t think of before creating it was that it would actually help him with reading. He gets excited to read more books because he wants to fill up his reading log. Seeing it on paper motivates him. Also, I have him write the book titles and dates on the log himself, so it gives him more writing practice (without feeling like I’m making him sit down for writing practice).

I haven’t told him yet, but I am considering offering a reward for every 30 books he logs (30 is a random number I am pondering in my head). I may offer a trip to the Target dollar bins or something comparable. While writing this out I realized a new book of his choosing would be a great reward!

Download the FREE Printable Reading Log

There are two different versions of the reading log available. When I first made it I included a column for Pages/Minutes. However, our books are currently all short reads, so we haven’t been using that column. What we do still sometimes struggle with is attitude. Some days, Kai is  all about reading and other days he’s all about the “I can’t”, huffs and puffs, and says he’s  too tired . That’s when I realized that, for now, we would have better use of an attitude column where I can simply place a check or an X. (Or you could do a smiley or frown face.)

If I do end up instituting a reward for every 30 or so books he logs, they would have to be books read with a good attitude.

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Remember you can write these on popsicle sticks to use as flashcards! You can also write them on balloons and play a game where you throw all the balloons around and the child reads the word on each balloon they catch. Make it fun!

The last thing I want to share about helping your child learn to read is to  hang in there . Every child is different. Watch them closely and pay attention to what they respond positively to, and what they don’t. Use those things to help them learn and enjoy reading more. In my opinion, there is no one completely right or wrong way, only what works best for each child to become a fluent reader who loves reading! This is, after all, the foundation for the rest of their education!

If you have tips and tricks for learning to read that have worked for your children, I would love to hear them! Comment below and share!

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Kindergarten Reading Logs made easy. Simply print our the bookmarks for your students so that they can track the number of books they read.

I am so excited to add these new Reading Log Challenges to my home reading program. A book is sent home weekly for families to read with their child. When they send it back, they get a new one. It is a great system that families love.

I made these Reading Log Bookmarks as a fun way to challenge them to read their book weekly. Once they have read the book, they can colour in one of the pictures. After filling up their bookmark, you can give them a small reward (like a sticker) if you want!

These Reading Log Challenges go perfectly with my Editable Monthly Homework Challenges . They both require little prep, and they don’t put any extra pressure on families with a firm deadline that they have to be sent back by.

You can decide to send home different reading logs every month (or whenever the student completes it). You can also have your students choose their bookmarks, they could pick the design that they like.

Do you do a Home Reading program? Let me know in the comments!

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