It has been a long time since I've had to fill out a reading log. In fact, the last time I had to fill out a reading log as a student, it didn't really go very well. Partly because I didn't do it. I always thought it was pointless. Why do I need to fill in these empty boxes? What page did I start at? Am I ever going to see this reading log again?
Maybe I was never used what my teachers taught me about reading logs while I stared out the window of my elementary school. Now I use Goodreads in multiple different ways to act as my reading log. It doesn't accurately show the time I spent reading daily or anything like that. I use it to help me chronicle books I've read, get better recommendations for books to read, and I use it as a way to connect with other readers. My hope is that filling out the reading log along with the students this week will add some much needed structure to my reading life. For me it is easy to make excuses for why I don't set aside more time to reading. With two young kids, planning lessons, coaching basketball, and procrastinating about doing odd jobs around the house, it is easy to find other things to do than read. So it is easy for me to understand where my students are coming from when they say, "Mr. Bruff, I didn't have time to read last night." If I can really understand what it is like to carve out reading time and stick to it, maybe it will give me some insight into a fourth graders mind during their reading time. Generally, I am super pumped and motivated about starting a new challenge. Filling out the reading long this week is a challenge that I am extremely excited about. Although I am motivated to do the reading, I am not very motivated to fill out the reading log. It is most important that fun, critical & independent reading is done. Fitting it in has always been the issue. Now that I will be creating the time to do the reading, I'll have to spend a few minutes recording the reading I did. It sounds like a drag now, but this week I will write about the experience and hopefully I'll look back to see if my feelings stayed the same or improved.
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