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Topic to research: Focusing on strategies to make reading more important to my 10th graders

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Students have a hard time doing assigned reading because they don't see the value

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How will I adjust my instruction after learning about these new strategies?

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Williams, M. (2014, June 3). How to encourage students to read for pleasure: teachers share their top tips. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/jun/03/how-to-encourage-students-read-for-pleasure-teacher-top-tips

This article explains how teachers have a hard time getting students to enjoy reading. Research shows that motivation to read decreases with age. Williams (2014) gives a few different strategies to help students find reading important and personal. First, create reading competitions. Second, explain how reading is an escape from the pressures that they face in their lives such as school. We are to create a relaxing atmosphere for our students when it comes to reading in class. Third, teachers need to be involved with reading as well. We need to bring in our favorite books, and talk about what we are reading. Fourth, we need to implement independent reading time. Lastly, we need to let students read what they want to read so that it becomes personal to them. This can be books, short stories, articles, magazines, etc.

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Turner, C. (2015, March 17). Steps for Cultivating a Love of Reading in Young Children. Retrieved from https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/39760/how-do-you-foster-a-love-of-reading-in-young-children

This article is a professor who explains how to get kids to see the value in reading. Turner (2015) explains how he gains experiences through reading that he wouldn't gain otherwise. He emphasizes that we must be a model of someone who loves reading. If we expect kids to read, we must read, and read aloud to them. He also explains how we cannot reward kids for reading because then when the rewards stop, they won't do it.

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Pennington, M. (2012, June 11). Pennington Publishing Blog. Retrieved from https://blog.penningtonpublishing.com/reading/how-to-get-students-to-read-at-home/

This article explains the importance of independent reading because research shows that it develops comprehension, vocabulary, and a love for books. Pennington (2012) suggests that the reading is assigned for homework. He holds his students accountable by having a parent or guardian have a discussion with the student at home about their reading, and they are to grade them. He explains that parents and students will cheat, but not as much as we think because they prefer this homework over an essay.

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Marinkovic, A. (2018, December 10). How to Enjoy Reading Books. Retrieved from https://medium.com/personal-growth/how-to-enjoy-reading-books-2d10d13905c7

This article is written by a man who learned to love reading when he wanted to become a better programmer. He explains how he started with a topic that was important to him, and then all of a sudden he was reading other topics that interested him. He emphasizes the importance of books is that they are a way of sharing knowledge and a thought process. He explains how reading brings new ideas and allows us to reflect on past experiences. He confesses that he hated being forced to read because that does not encourage people to want to do it. He gives a few different ways to get people to read more. First, set aside 15 minutes a day for reading because it does not have to be for long periods of time. Second, read what motivates you because it is easier to finish a book when you actually care. He suggests to read about problems that interest you, and problems that you have and want to solve. Third, get an E-Reader because it makes the reading experience easier. Lastly, you could listen to audio-books if you are busy and need to do your reading in the car.

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Long, C. (2016, February 3). Independent Reading in the Classroom Critical to Student Achievement. Retrieved from http://neatoday.org/2016/02/02/independent-reading-classroom-critical-student-achievement/

This article explains the importance of reading. Long (2016) explains how the most important skill for success inside and outside of school is the ability to read well. She emphasizes that reading is the only way to build vocabulary which is critical because a strong vocabulary allows us to translate our thoughts, ideas, hopes and dreams, and then share them with others. She says that we must let kids choose books that they actually want to read because then they will enjoy the experience. She suggests that teachers guide their students in choosing books because they know their students' reading levels and interests. Kids are happier reading when the topic matches their interests and ideas. Long (2016) emphasizes that we need to show kids that reading is a great way to make sense of their worlds. They can see characters experiencing what they are in their lives and see what is happening in the world around them. She encourages independent reading time in school. Lastly, the author focuses on how teachers need to partner with parents to encourage students to read more.

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Colby, S. (2015, January 25). Raising Sharp Readers by Colby and Alaina Sharp. Retrieved from https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/raising-sharp-readers-by-colby-and-alaina-sharp/

This article is from a parents point of view, but gives great ideas that work for teachers as well. First, we can let our students see us read. We can celebrate books and take time to acknowledge authors. We can keep it fresh by always adding new books to our classroom libraries. We can take our students to the library. Lastly, We can help them find books that fit their interests.

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Amato, J. (2016, May 9). Why schools must create a culture of reading. Retrieved from https://jarredamato.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/why-schools-must-create-a-culture-of-reading/

This article is written by a high school English teacher who tries to show the importance of reading. This teacher focuses on this idea that schools must create a culture of reading because research shows that those are like to read are happier, less stressed, more empathetic, and more prepared to succeed in life. He mentions how educators have a responsibility to show students that reading can be more beneficial than any app or video game. His school does a few different things to work towards creating a culture of reading. For example, they had students participate in a 24 hour unplug from technology, so that time was replaced with exercise, sleep, family time, and reading. He says that kids hate reading because they have always been forced to read, and read things they don't have any interest in. The solution is to gain out students trust back to show that reading is important. We need to give time for independent reading, and give them choice in what they are reading.

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Aguilar, E. (2013, February 13). Ten Ways to Cultivate a Love of Reading in Students. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/cultivating-love-reading-students-elena-aguilar

This article gives ten ways that teachers can get students to want to read. We need to read if we want them to read. We need to share our reading experiences by sharing what we are reading, what we have learned, and what we suggest they read. We need to allow students to socialize with reading by setting up book clubs, and literature circles. We can organize events like a Read-a-Thon. We can take a field trip to a library. We can listen to audiobooks in our classroom and encourage students to use them as well. We can invite authors to come and speak. We can make connections between reading and other issues so that students see the historical and political context of the importance of reading. We can become better with how we teach reading. Lastly, we can teach reading strategies because kids won't enjoy reading if they can't do it.

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Huang, L.-S. (2019, February 26). Three Ways to Promote Student Ownership of Reading. Retrieved from https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/three-ways-to-promote-student-ownership-of-reading-assignments/

In this article focused on ways to promote student ownership of reading assignments, so that the find reading important. It explains how research shows that students don't do their reading due to lack of reading comprehension skills, low self-confidence, and lack of interest in the topic. Huang (2019) explains how using things like pop quizzes or extra credit are not good things to use to motivate students to want to read. The three things that this professor says to do is. First, allow students a choice in their reading because this helps students see that their opinion matters which creates student ownership. Second, give different ways for students to show that they have done the reading and stay away from things like quizzes. Huang (2019) suggests that we have students be the facilitators in an informal discussion. Lastly, we are to have them complete a post-discussion summary post about the key contributions that were made in the discussion. These three things are meant to motivate students to see that reading is important.

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Bambrick, P. (2019). 10 Tips to Create Great Readers. Retrieved from https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/10-tips-create-great-readers/

This article gives way to create readers. The one that stuck out the most was to make sure that students are reading by giving independent reading time. We need to have a class library, set high expectations that students will read the entire time, and hold them accountable by having them write about what they read.