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    The document summarizes research on motivating students to read. It finds that students must hold positive beliefs about reading and experience success to feel motivated. It also notes the importance of balancing whole language teaching with explicit skills instruction. The document recommends providing social interaction opportunities, allowing student choice in reading materials, and having teachers share their own reading enthusiasm. It suggests specific strategies for 2012 like student book reviews, rewards for reading, and interactive reading centers to increase student reading engagement and motivation.

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    The document summarizes research on motivating students to read. It finds that students must hold positive beliefs about reading and experience success to feel motivated. It also notes the importance of balancing whole language teaching with explicit skills instruction. The document recommends providing social interaction opportunities, allowing student choice in reading materials, and having teachers share their own reading enthusiasm. It suggests specific strategies for 2012 like student book reviews, rewards for reading, and interactive reading centers to increase student reading engagement and motivation.

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    The document summarizes research on motivating students to read. It finds that students must hold positive beliefs about reading and experience success to feel motivated. It also notes the importance of balancing whole language teaching with explicit skills instruction. The document recommends providing social interaction opportunities, allowing student choice in reading materials, and having teachers share their own reading enthusiasm. It suggests specific strategies for 2012 like student book reviews, rewards for reading, and interactive reading centers to increase student reading engagement and motivation.

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    Students have to hold positive beliefs about an activity to be motivated Needs to be a balance between whole language and explicit skills teaching. The later being important as students must experience success to be motivated (Baker 2000 in Kowalewski 2000) Social interaction opportunities should be provided and encouraged Students choice in reading material important for motivating students (Gambrell 1996 in Kowalewski 2000) Teachers can encourage motivation by sharing their own reading and communicating enthusiasm (Patrick, Hisley and Kempler 2000 in Kowalewski 2000)

    Recommendations for 2012 based on the research Student reviews of books/reading material at corridor and regular assemblys Student involvement in Library content Rewards for reading such as book club vouchers Super kids for social interaction combined with reading Reading centres in classrooms with a variety of reading materials and stimuli such as book of the week or a magazine section with student involvement Study ladder as a interactive and informative way to teach explicit reading skills

    Reading Engagement: What Influences The Choice to Read?


    Kirsten D. M. Kowalewski

    Inquiry Project Dr. Judith Lysaker L545: Advanced Methods of Teaching Elementary Reading
    http://bpm.slis.indiana.edu/scholarship/award01.shtml

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