The age old question: How to get kids to read--and keep reading--as they get older. I, myself, was fortunate-- I loved reading right from the start; yet I must confess that as I became a teen-ager, I found myself wanting to read less and less: there was TV, video games, being outdoors, etc. And to think I didn't have a cell phone or the Internet! How would I, would any of us fared today?! It is a daunting task for we educators to be sure...
Yet coming across this Blog entry by Mark Barnes at brilliant-insane.com made me take notice because we at Strong do many of what his article suggests. For example: I know several, if not most, of our teachers make time for reading in class, allow student choice in what they read (independent reading), and have well-loved classroom libraries.
It's great food-for-thought to be sure: it makes me reflect on what more I need to be doing to help this--I need to share what I read, do more book-talks and try to celebrate reading more.
http://www.brilliant-insane.com/2014/09/8-ways-teachers-make-students-love-reading.html
Yet coming across this Blog entry by Mark Barnes at brilliant-insane.com made me take notice because we at Strong do many of what his article suggests. For example: I know several, if not most, of our teachers make time for reading in class, allow student choice in what they read (independent reading), and have well-loved classroom libraries.
It's great food-for-thought to be sure: it makes me reflect on what more I need to be doing to help this--I need to share what I read, do more book-talks and try to celebrate reading more.
http://www.brilliant-insane.com/2014/09/8-ways-teachers-make-students-love-reading.html