Reading diary for elementary school students. Reminder for keeping a reader's diary

Many parents try to instill a love of reading in their children from early childhood. Of course, how well a son or daughter reads quickly and outperforms his peers.

However, many children are often dissatisfied with reading; they simply do not want to read and are not interested in books.

To do this, many literature teachers suggest making a reading diary, which will make this process interesting and exciting.

Child psychologists say that a reading diary is a necessary thing.

It will make reading easier, the child will be able to write down all the stories he read, starting from early childhood, and in the future it will become his pride and pleasant memory.

So, what does a reading diary give, namely, what does it teach the child:

It helps to correctly understand the main idea of the story you read.
With its help, the child learns to retell correctly, express his thoughts, and speak competently.
His memory improves, he analyzes the work and draws his own conclusion.
Remembers the works read and their authors.
It develops reading skills and reader culture.

Sample design

You can design a reading diary for grades 1, 2, 3, 4 at your discretion.

On the Internet you can view samples of ready-made options that can be taken as a basis.

But it’s still worth considering its sections and their contents first:

Chapter	Description
Title page	This is a cover that should contain important information - the student’s last and first name, class, school number. The title “Reader’s Diary”, “Reader’s Diary”, “I Read with Pleasure” is also indicated. Additionally, you can decorate the cover colorfully, draw pictures, patterns, stick pictures
Content	It's a good idea to leave a few blank pages at the beginning of your diary for content. They will indicate the names of the books that the child has read
Diary spread	This part indicates the most important thing - a summary of the story, the main characters, the main idea. Frames, tables, logos, drawings can be used for design.
Additional sections	You can include sections called “My golden collection”, “I recommend reading”, “Read it, you won’t regret it!”

Many literature teachers use ready-made forms in which the student can indicate the stories he has read, write a summary, reviews, and write down other important information.

Below are sample designs:

Example of correct filling

For students in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, there are items that must be included in the reading diary.

Consider:

Title of the work.
FULL NAME. author.
You must indicate the genre in which the work is written.
It is advisable to draw a picture for a book you read.
List of the main characters of the story. It is recommended to provide a brief description of each.
Brief content of the work. This paragraph should indicate what the story is about, what you liked and what you didn’t.

Each parent can fill out a diary with their child. You can also think over your own filling and design options.

The child can add drawings himself; colored pens, pencils, paints, felt-tip pens and other decorative devices can be used for decoration.

Important! If a diary is being made for a 1st grade student, then it will be difficult for him to compose a description and description of the story on his own.

Parents must fill it out with him at first; they must explain how this is done and attract his attention.

Ready reader's diary

Read the title, first name, last name of the author.
Flip through me, look at all the illustrations.
Guess what I'm going to tell you about.
Read the text yourself in small parts, check and clarify your assumptions.
Think about why I have this name.
Work on the features of speech: voice color, volume, tempo.

Sample recommended list of extracurricular reading

S. Marshak “Children in a cage”, “Why was the cat called a cat?”, “Mail”, “He’s so absent-minded”

L. Tolstoy “Two Comrades”, “Bulka”

B. Zakhoder “Bird School”

A. Barto "Katya"

Brothers Grimm "Three Brothers"

M. Prishvin “Birch bark tube”, “Hedgehog”

N. Nosov “Entertainers”, “Mishkina Porridge”, “Living Hat”

S. V. Mikhalkov “Uncle Styopa”, “What do you have?”

K. I. Chukovsky “Telephone”, “Tsokotukha Fly”, “Moidodyr”, “Cockroach”, “Stolen Sun”

A. S. Pushkin “There is a green oak near the Lukomorye”

V. V. Mayakovsky “Horse-Fire”, “Who to be?”, “What is good and what is bad”

M. Gorky “Sparrow”, “Burning Heart”, “About Ivanushka the Fool”, “Morning”

C. Perrault “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Puss in Boots”

An example of the design of columns in a reader's diary:

When filling out a diary, many may have difficulty presenting a brief description of the work, especially for 1st grade students.

To understand how this is done, you can consider a brief summary of famous children's stories and fairy tales:

Stories, fairy tales and authors	Brief contents of the works
"The Little Prince", Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	A parable about how you cannot see the most beautiful things in life with your eyes, you must see and hear with your heart, otherwise among many people a person is lonely and unhappy
"Scarlet Sails", Alexander Green	The work tells about the dreams and faith of a young girl in love and dreams. She was waiting for a prince who would one day sail to her on a large ship with scarlet sails, and her dream soon came true
“Gray Neck”, D. Mamin-Sibiryak	When someone gets into trouble, some rush to help, while others are not averse to taking advantage of weakness. A fairy tale about how to help your comrades out of trouble when you yourself are afraid to get into it
“White Poodle”, A. I. Kuprin	A boy from a wealthy family likes the white poodle that traveling performers perform with. The dog is persuaded to sell, then stolen. Little acrobat rescues the dog
“French Lessons”, V. Rasputin	The main character of the story is a boy from a poor village family. In order to continue his studies at school, he is forced to leave home for the regional center. Only there can he go to 5th grade. The boy studies well, with the exception of French
“Frog Traveler” by V.M. Garshin	The author tells the story of a frog who got bored with life in his native swamp, and went in search of adventure by air, on ducks. On the way, the unlucky traveler falls into another swamp and decides that it is more interesting
“Malachite Box” P. Bazhov	It tells about the legends of the Ural Mountains, about the hard underground labor of mountain workers, about the art of folk stone-cutters and lapidaries. The work describes the events of ancient times, when many people did not have complete freedom, and were entirely dependent on their master
“The Wonderful Doctor”, A. I. Kuprin	The family is beset with illnesses and misfortunes one after another. The father of the family is already thinking about suicide, but he meets a doctor who helps him cope with difficulties and becomes their guardian angel
“Children of the Dungeon”, V. Korolenko	A boy from a good family is faced with the cruelty and injustice of the world towards the poor. Despite the difficulties, he shows compassion, kindness and nobility in helping the disadvantaged
"Robinson Crusoe", D. Defoe	The book is about the fact that there are no hopeless situations, but think with your child about the question: “What kind of people surrounded Robinson, and what did they do? Who understood their life path and how?” Who knows at what age these questions will be useful
"Chameleon", A. P. Chekhov	The police supervisor is trying to fulfill his official duty, but the instilled servility prevents him
“Three Fat Men”, Y. Olesha	Thanks to a happy accident, the circus performer Suok ends up in the palace of the rulers. She is not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, Suok will do everything to overthrow the tyrants from the throne
“The Scarlet Flower”, S. T. Aksakov	The fairy tale introduces the reader to a merchant who tenderly loves his daughters and the youngest daughter in the family, who, in order to save her father’s life, agrees to live in the monster’s palace

There are other interesting stories that you can read with your children - “The Ugly Duckling”, “Flint” - Andersen. “Pantry of the Sun” - M.M. Prishvin, “Gutta-percha boy” - D.

Grigorovich, "Steel Ring". “Warm Bread” - K. Paustovsky, “Silver Hoof”, “Stone Flower” - P. Bazhov. “Lilac bush” - A.I. Kuprin, “Sivka-burka” - A.N. Tolstoy, “Mary Poppins” - P. Travers.

“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” - M. Twain, “In the Country.” “Tanka”, “Numbers”, “Snow Bull” - I.A. Bunin.

A reading diary for children is a good way to improve reading and develop a love for this activity.

The main thing is to attract the child, come up with a colorful design and motivate him to conduct it.

In the future, an older child (3rd grade or 4th grade) will teach it himself with special interest and will try to read as many works as possible.

Useful video

A reading diary is a collection of reviews of books read,

which you liked (or not so much).

Read - and be happy!

How to create a reader's diary?

1. First you need to decide on the design of the reader's diary. The easiest way is to take a simple checkered notebook as a basis. On the title page you need to write: “Reader’s diary”, the author’s first and last name, class. The child can also design the cover at their own discretion.

2. On the next page, prepare the contents of your reading diary, which will list all the books you need to read.

3. When writing information about a book you read, you can follow the following procedure:First write the title of the work, Surname I.O. author. In addition, you can indicate the author’s biography and place his photo.Next, you need to list the main characters of the book, you can give them a brief description.The next point is the presentation of the plot (for example, where and when the events take place, what the conflict is, when it is resolved, etc.)You can describe one of your favorite episodes in the book.

You can also format it differently:

If you liked the book:

you can draw a character you like or paste a coloring picture with him

If you really liked the book:

create illustrations (or comics) based on what you read;

come up with riddles or puzzles about heroes;

make a crossword puzzle based on what you read;

you can write and “send” a letter to the characters or the author of the book in your diary;

Find out and write down interesting facts from the writer’s biography.

More experienced readers can write in a diary, answering the following questions:

1. Draw an illustration at the very beginning of reading, when you haven’t learned much yet. It can be anything you want. Write a few words to what you drew.2. Surely, you have a favorite hero. It's time to create his personal page! Here are some questions to help you:Describe the character's appearanceName his character traitsWhat are his favorite activities?What he likes to eat, his favorite words, his habits, etc.Who are his friends? What are they?Would you like to be like this hero? How?Is there anything you don't like about him? Why?Draw a portrait of your favorite hero3. Which passage from the book did you like (or remember) most? What is he talking about? Why did he leave you indifferent? Write a few words about it. Draw an illustration for the passage.4. Imagine yourself as the hero of a book. What would your name be? Give yourself a name and appearance. Describe your character. Indicate who you would be friends with, where you lived, etc. If you want, draw your portrait or a story with your participation.5. So you turned the last page. Did you like the book? How? Write your impression or opinion about what you read.6. What will you tell your friend about this book so that he will definitely want to read it? Select and write such magic words.

Create! Come up with ideas! Be friends with the book!

A reading diary is not only a notebook for primary school students, in which they write down the contents of the book and their impressions of what they read. Such a diary is kept by students of philological faculties and simply those who want what they read to be better preserved in their memory.

We will tell you what you can write in a reader's diary and how to format it correctly.

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Why do you need a reader's diary?

A reading diary is a confirmation that the student has read certain books and is familiar with the main plot lines and characters.

Teachers of Russian and foreign literature assign such diaries to be kept in order to check how the student understood this or that work, which character’s position is closer to him, which plot twist he considers decisive.

Many adults keep such diaries for themselves: so as not to forget the plot of a fiction book or to take notes on important information from nonfiction literature.

What does a reader's diary look like?

You can keep a reading diary in different forms:

reading diary-table (in a general notebook or album);
diary-notebook without a clear division into items;
diary-electronic document;
presentation diary (allows you to add a lot of illustrations);
electronic program “reader's diary” (example - “Calameo”).

It is easier for the teacher to submit a diary table or document for verification. For personal purposes, a notepad or presentation is better. You can easily download a template for a children's reading diary on the Internet, but there are much fewer design samples for adults.

How to write a reader's diary

The reading diary plan consists of the following points:

Book title.
Author.
Time of creation.
Brief retelling of the plot.
Main characters.
Issues.
Impressions from what I read.

Everything is clear with formal data. In terms of plot and main characters, the completeness of these sections depends on the purpose of the diary. Filling out a reading diary for a teacher requires relative brevity, since the teacher is more important than your understanding of the issues and thoughts about what you read. If you keep a diary for yourself, pay more attention to those storylines that “hook” you.

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Issues

This section helps you understand what the book is really about. Any writer not only tells a story, but also talks about personal or social problems, wants to convey a moral lesson or draw attention to a social phenomenon.

Correctly highlighting the problems of a work means understanding its essence, “unraveling” the writer’s intentions.

Review for the reader's diary

The last point contains personal impressions of what you read: how important the reader considers the topics raised by the author, how he feels about the characters, and whether he thinks the ending of the book is fair. All thoughts that arose after reading the book can be presented in this section.

The review does not have to be positive. You can show critical thinking and argue the shortcomings of the book.

A student’s reading diary prevents a book from “flying away” from memory

Rules for filling out a reader's diary

There are few of them:

Accuracy (records and diagrams must be clear and legible).
Regularity (make an entry in the reading diary as you read or immediately after it, do not put it off until later, as there is a high risk of forgetting important details).
Honesty (don’t praise a book just because it’s fashionable, write sincerely).

How to create a reader's diary

If you are keeping a journal on behalf of a teacher and will be showing him what you have written, it is better not to be overly creative.

But if the diary is your personal tool as a reader, so as not to forget the works you read, do not hold yourself back. Illustrations, stickers, underlining with colored felt-tip pens - anything that will help organize information and retain emotions from what you read will be useful.

A useful habit is to write down quotes from heroes. Then these statements can be useful when writing an essay or composition.

Reasons to make a reading diary

Keeping a reading diary is beneficial. For example:

Improves written speech (teaches to speak concisely and to the point).
Develops memory (what is written down is always better remembered).
Helps you better understand yourself (why you like certain characters and their actions).
Gives freedom (in the diary you can criticize any authors, even recognized classics).
Develops intelligence (every read and meaningful book is an important stage in personal growth).

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At the end of the school year, many teachers give students lists of literature that need to be studied during the holidays. However, books require more than just reading. Teachers require that the material studied be entered into the reader's diary. Unfortunately, many children fail to cope with this task because they do not know how to properly keep a reading diary and what it is all about.

Who needs a reader's diary?

Some parents have a negative attitude towards the management of emergency situations. Very often you can hear the phrase: “How can I keep a reading diary for a child, even if sometimes I don’t remember the name of the author or characters of the work I read? If I liked it, I remembered it; if I didn’t like it, why keep it in my memory! And in general, I already have it.” reads under sticks." Unfortunately, such statements can be heard quite often. Based on this, we can conclude that we read only for momentary entertainment. However, this is not quite true.

The general education school curriculum includes works that teach children kindness, mutual understanding, relationships and other necessary qualities of an intellectually developed person. In addition, the purpose of a reading diary is not at all to develop a love of reading in a child. As a rule, children read any work (even a fairy tale) in order to learn something interesting that they have not heard about before. In addition, many hold competitions, quizzes or marathons in which children have to remember what they once read. For example, tell a fairy tale, a riddle, answer a question about some hero. And how can they do this if the material they read has long since disappeared from their memory? If the child knows how to keep a reading diary and use this knowledge, then the information will be available to him at any time.

Why do you need a reader's diary?

A reading diary is a kind of cheat sheet that will help a child remember all the material he has ever read. In addition, ChD teaches children to analyze a work and make brief conclusions from what they read. After all, this is what is most difficult for elementary school students. By studying works and writing a summary in black and white, the child also trains writing skills. Memory is also trained, because by writing down the names of the main characters and the author, various dates, the contents of the text, the child remembers them better. Among other things, parents, by monitoring the conduct of black-and-white, can understand which genre interests the child more and what they should pay attention to. Now you need to figure out how to keep a reading diary.

Keeping a reader's diary

In principle, a black hole is an ordinary notebook in which the student writes down his thoughts, some quotes from the work, a summary, the names of the author and main characters. The simplest model is when the sheet is divided into two columns, in one of which they write the name of the work, in the other - their conclusions. However, this scheme is more understandable to the older generation; it is not suitable for children. How to keep a reading diary for children? In principle, there is nothing complicated about this. However, it will be difficult for the child himself to design such a model. It's better to do this together with your parents. So, take a simple student notebook (preferably not very thin) and draw it into several columns:

By doing this regularly, the child consolidates the material he has read and in the future will be able to easily answer any question about the work.

How to keep a reader's diary - sample

A reading diary for a primary school student may look similar.

Reader's diary (sample)

How to use

It is advisable to fill out the blacklist immediately after reading the work or the next day, having the text at hand in order to remember the most important points. From time to time you need to look through the completed pages to refresh your memory and consolidate your impression of the work. At the end of the blacklist, you should make a contents page, where you will enter the names of the books you read and the page number with their description. Thus, it will be much easier to navigate the black hole.

Many readers keep a diary. What is it and most importantly why?

Reader's diary- a notebook for collecting information about the book you read to comprehend and save impressions.

In schools, teachers introduce reading diaries for their students from the 1st grade, gradually complicating its form.

Student's reading diary is a cheat sheet with which you can easily remember the books you’ve read, the characters, the main idea and retell the works.

In the elementary grades, keeping a reading diary accustoms the student to systematic reading and develops initial skills. Analyzing the work, the student expresses his thoughts in writing and learns to retell. Of course, at first you can’t do without the help of your parents, because finding the main idea of a work is not always easy, as well as correctly filling out and expressing your thoughts in the reader’s diary. The joint form of working in a diary unites, gives the opportunity to read and discuss together, and also for parents to understand which genre interests the little reader more. In the future, this will contribute to the correction of reading directions by genre.

Of course, the main task of keeping a reading diary at school is to expand the horizons of knowledge.

Also, a reader's diary is an invaluable assistant when reading a list of books in the summer. And who knows, maybe this is exactly what will happen.

Making a reader's diary

There are no strict requirements for the design of a reader's diary. To date, printed diaries have been developed in accordance with grades. They are colorfully decorated and contain game tasks.

It is also possible to keep an electronic reading diary. It helps the student develop skills in working in the Word program, searching for necessary information on the Internet, pictures and photos, and correcting their own spelling errors. But in elementary school, this can develop into the fact that parents will keep a diary for the child, and this should not be allowed.

However, all teachers are interested in using ready-made or electronic diaries, since they do not meet their requirements, so each teacher has the right to offer his own options for keeping them.

Each student designs the title page in the diary at his own discretion, indicating his last name and first name.

It is better to take a notebook in a cage for ease of drawing. Each page (or spread of the notebook) is a report on the book read.

In any case, two completely identical diaries cannot exist, since everyone approaches this issue individually.

How to make a reading diary in grades 1-2?

In grades 1-2, you can offer the following approximate plan for working on a work: author and title of the work, number of pages read, main characters, main idea (about what?), genre. You can also add a picture. It can be made by the student using a carbon copy or independently.

Plan for working on a work in grades 1-2

date

Heroes

About what?

How to make a reading diary in grades 3-4?

By grades 3-4, you can complicate the plan for working on a work in a reader's diary. This kind of work is more reminiscent of a summary of a book you’ve read.

annotation - a brief description of a work or book, revealing its content and purpose.

Plan for working on a work in grades 3-4:

Author and title of the work.
Genre (story, fable, poem, fairy tale, riddle...)
Main characters. Your opinion about the main character.
Briefly describe the sequence of events (summary outline)
The main idea of the work (what the author wanted to say)
(your perception of the work: what you liked and what you didn’t, what you remember) To help the reader writing a review, you can offer.

7. Write down a question that you would like to ask the author of the work you read.

8. Work with a dictionary (write down unfamiliar words and explain the meaning of unknown words. At least one word)

9. Illustration for the work.

How to organize a check of a reader's diary?

Checking the reading diary by the teacher should be mandatory and systematic. The student must understand why he is doing this, and his work is appreciated and approved. Otherwise, all the work has been done in vain.

During the lesson, you can selectively quiz students on the books they have read.

You can conduct an extracurricular reading lesson every 2 weeks, where all children will come to the board, demonstrate the book and BRIEFLY retell the contents. Any student and teacher can ask questions about the content. The goal is to understand how much the student understood the content of what was read. Such lessons develop oral speech, teach how to briefly retell, answer any questions and get marks.

In 4th grade, organize checking of diaries in absentia. After all, this is already a full-fledged reader review! The main condition is that everyone must be tested.

It is better to start filling out your diary immediately after reading the book, while your impressions are still fresh.
After reading, the reader must explain why the book has such a title.
If the work is large, division into parts is allowed. Be sure to indicate the pages you read.
Works must be age appropriate. Reading short informational texts from encyclopedias in 4th grade should not be allowed.

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