DOUBLE ENTRY

JOURNALS AND
LEARNING LOGS
By: Chelsie Fuller
Strategy: Double Entry Journals

◦ Standard: RLA.O.3.1.8. Use literary and informational texts

to summarize, determine story elements, determine cause
and effect, compare and contrast, paraphrase, infer,
predict, sequence, draw conclusions, describe characters,
and provide main idea and supporting details.
Book Information
◦ A story about a young boy who takes time to process
his feelings.
◦ Recommended for Children 4-8 years old.
◦ This book covers how to cope with tough emotions
and that it is okay to take time and space to heal.
◦ A special type of reading log in which the pages are divided into
two columns; students write different types of information in
Double Entry
each column. Journals
 ◦ Design Journal pages How to Apply
◦ Copy Quotes/ideas into journals Double Entry
◦ Reflect
Journals in Class

Tompkins, 2013, p.34

 Helps students to
really dive into the
text and make
deeper connections.

Why use
Double
Entry
Journals?
Helps students to structure
their thinking about a text
EXAMPLE
Reading Logs
◦ Strategy: Reading Logs
◦ Standards: ELA.1.I: Read with sufficient
accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension
◦ ELA.1.14: Compare and contrast the
adventures and experiences of characters in
stories in literary texts.
Book Information
◦ The story is about a little girl who has a
dream about a queen who lives deep in the
forest. The book follows her and her sisters
as they embark on a journey to find the
queen from the dream.
◦ Recommended for ages 5-9
◦ Covers topics such as bravery, being bold
and facing your fears
 Reading Logs
◦ Journals in which the students write their reactions and opinions about books they are reading or listening
to the teacher read aloud.

Tompkins, 2013, p. 113

 Deepen students
understanding of what they
are reading

Why use Develop writing fluency

reading logs?

Uses writing as a tool for

learning
 How to use Reading Logs

PREPARE THE WRITE ENTRIES MONITOR PROVIDE

READING LOGS STUDENTS FEEDBACK
ENTRIES
Example of a
Reading Log
◦Third grader’s reading response
from John Steptoe’s The Story of
Jumping Mouse, A native
American legend about how a
generous mouse was
transformed into an eagle.
References
◦ Howden, Sarah, and Erika Rodriguez Medina. The Tunnel. Owlkids Books, 2022.
◦ Sardà, Júlia. The Queen in the Cave. Candlewick, 2022.
◦ Tompkins, Gail E. 50 Literacy Strategies: Step by Step. Pearson, 2013.
◦ USBBY, https://www.usbby.org/.