As an adolescent, I felt as if any form of literacy was a cruel and unusual punishment. I couldn't read very fast and often times became confused with what I was reading. However, many times, I was encouraged to just keep going. Whatever that was supposed to mean. Reading wasn't enjoyable and was simply a task to be checked off my to-do list.
As an educator, I want to incorporate many different genres of books in hopes of peeking the interests of my students. Learning what they enjoy and being able to find books that they can't wait to dive in to. I want to create a classroom environment that enjoys literature and while still incorporating the daily tasks and lessons. Igniting the spark of reading early on in a student's life can lead to many successes.
I like your concepts moving forward into your own classroom. I think as long as the book has the substance you are looking for to gauge a students comprehension, letting them pick the book themselves will speak volumes. Being force fed to read boring, dull, mundane books that do not relate to them or their lives.
ReplyDeleteI feel it is like anything else in life, you allow them to have a say/control in their aspect of education then you will get more buy in/participation from the student.
Brittany, I'm glad adults kept encouraging you when you didn't want to read. I also like that you want to use different genres of books to catch the interest of your students. Having a robust classroom library is great and can help quiet the excuses that kids like to use such as, "I already read those books" or, "There isn't anything I like to read."
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I'm loving the blog! Keep on going, as I mean when I say it, means, the book will get better and you will love it. 99% of the time it is true!
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you want to incorporate reading into your lessons, especially to get your students excited about reading.
ReplyDeleteI too did not enjoy reading very much as an adolescent and probably would have done better if I had teachers that wanted to encourage me to read more and enjoy myself.