Learn All Year Long ReadWriteThink has a variety of resources
for out-of-school use. Visit our Parent & Afterschool Resources
section to learn more. Explore Your Reading Self |Grades||9 –
12| |Activity Time||90 minutes to two hours, not including time
to reread a favorite book. (Can be done over different days.)|
This activity invites teens and parents to reflect upon their
reading histories. With an eye toward understanding their
feelings about reading, teens will recall their earliest reading
experiences up to the most recent ones. Using an online tool,
teens will create a graphic map of books they’ve read and rate
each reading experience. Was it positive or negative? After
thinking, talking, drawing, and writing about reading, your teen
will reread a favorite book and choose a fun activity related to
it. By high school, some teens no longer read for enjoyment. The
demands of required school reading may color their opinion and
lead them to choose other free-time activities instead. But
fresh interest can sp