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Building reading stamina is to be able to sustain being engaged in reading texts for increasing amounts of time without becoming distracted and without becoming a distraction to others. In a shorter way of defining it, can your students enjoy reading for increasing amounts of time?

We all have the goal of building reading stamina in our students, but what does that look like? I think if we incorporate these 3 elements of choice, confidence and motivation, stamina WILL increase! Let’s talk about 5 practical tips for doing this!

When we track reading minutes on a chart, it becomes more tangible and visible for students to see where they are and where they are going. I like to use these stamina charts since so many groups come through my classroom each day.

We also have a chart that can be sent home and students can track their stamina there, if they choose. You could do the same thing using a piece of chart paper if you w Boat anchor chart.