Talking Through Reading and Writing Online Reading Conversation Journals in the Middle School

When readers and writers of all ages are supported socially, emotionally, and academically in their reading and writing processes, they acquire a sense of agency over text, and suddenly they begin to see reading in a different light. They begin to value reading more as a life skill, one that can change the way they act and think, and maybe even change the way they live. The Online Reading Conversation Journal offers teachers a practical teaching tool for creating engaged, independent readers who can make these connections.