https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr Share 2 ways that you can motivate students to read. One must be a link to a video or other online resource. Utilize the PowerPoint and explore videos on places such as The Teaching Channel. Sign your name to your post. Please do not duplicate those posts before you. en-us 2017-01-15 03:44:59 UTC 2026-03-05 00:57:21 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d262le4z25sx36.cloudfront.net/portraits/sticky.jpg https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/149491946 I believe one way to motivate readers would be to pick a quote from a famous novel once a week. The instructor picks a famous quote and puts it in on the board. The instructor then reads the quote to the students. Ex:"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." Chapter 1, pg. 1 The Catcher in the Rye. The class does a 5 minute inquiry into the quote discussing what they believe the meaning. The next step is the students will have to write the quote in their journals and research the book to discover which character said the quote. The instructor will have one hard copy on hand or make sure the library has the book for the students to research. This creates an opportunity for a child to actually open a book and see if it interest them enough to continue reading. This can also be adapted to where the teacher has the students pick out a novel and for a certain amount of weeks in a row the student must pick out at least 1 quote or theme per week and explain what is going on in the novel to the class. This holds the child accountable for their own reading standards as well as their responsibility to read.]]> 2017-01-26 01:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/149491946 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/149494471 Another way to motivate students to read is to have an upper level Reading or English class act as a reading club or society. their task will be to either weekly or monthly be a peer mentor reader to a much younger child in primary grades. Their goal is to help those children with their reading skills by motivating them through their time and energy, helping them with any words they may struggle with, and read to the children themselves. For younger children this excites them about reading if they see an older child as a role model reading. The hope is that it also inspires the older children themselves to continue reading more along their educational journey.]]> 2017-01-26 01:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/149494471 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/150319883 The teacher reads the students a book. The students will pick the main character(s) from the book that was read to them and create a sequel of their own. The exciting part of creating the sequel is the students are asked to create the sequel using their favorite cartoon characters, sports stars, video game characters, etc. The instructor will help with the writing process until the short story sequels are finished. Once the short stories are finished the students will turn them into the teacher, who will then type them up and pass them around to the class to read each other’s stories. The students are given a chance to have fun but also be motivated to read the new stories. 

]]> 2017-01-30 17:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/150319883 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/150321473 One way to motivate someone to read is by having the children read something they are interested in. Staring at a page filled with words could be similar to staring at a brick wall for some readers, both overwhelming and boring. Comic books and graphic novels help influence creativity and get the child engaged in what they are reading. The bottom line of motivating readers is to get the students to actually read. If the instructor is able to influence the mind of readers through a comic book or graphic novel, then the instructor has motivated that child to read. Imagine you are an instructor to a Jr. High school literacy classroom and you have the students read a graphic novel of the story Beowulf. In standard text this could seem like a daunting assignment and pretty boring. Through this method the student will view it as less of an assignment but as an interesting read. The instructor could have meaningful discussions afterward that can incorporate the entire class. 

]]> 2017-01-30 17:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/150321473 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151328797 One way to motivate readers is to have them roleplay the book they are reading. Roleplaying allows the reader to act out the book. It engages them and gives them something fun and exciting to do. It also gives the reader a better understanding of the book and can make the reader pay more attention while reading the book. There are several ways to engage in roleplay. My two favorites include having the student read the book then act out what they read and having the reader act the book out as they read. I prefer the first way because it allows the reader to focus on what is being read plus it allows the teacher to see how well they are understanding what they read.]]> 2017-02-03 00:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151328797 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151331209 Teachers can motivate readers by simply using their hands to stress the meanings of words. Readers will want to read more if they understand what they are reading or what is being read to them. So if the teacher will use hand gestures that demonstrate the meaning of words, the readers will pay more attention and want to read more since they understand what they are reading and know the meaning to more words. This video here shows an example of a teacher using her hands to stress the importance of word meanings to her students. She may not be reading from a book to them but she has their attention and they are gaining understanding from it. It works that same way for students when reading or being read to.]]> 2017-02-03 01:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151331209 rlilly1 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151350461 Allowing the reader to pick their own reading materials is one way that we motivate reader to read.  Studies have shown that reading abilities are boost by 80 percent in students who are given a variety of books to select from.   Teachers can make sure they have a created a classroom library that will encourage their students to want to read due to a variety of books to chose from.   As teacher we also need to make sure we know our students likes and dislike when it come to reading materials.]]> 2017-02-03 06:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151350461 rlilly1 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151352487 Teachers can also motivate their students to read by modeling the behavior of reading so that when the class has silent reading time she or he can also read their book of interest. We can also share our reading experiences with them to give them reading strategies. 
Teachers could also designate area for reading only and use it as an incentives for students as a reward for completing text reading. This area will be for reading or writing only. Students like having their own space and a choice of picking their reading material. Parents can start by reading a least 20 to 30 min with their child. Making sure that the child has a noise free zone to read in is also very important. 

]]> 2017-02-03 06:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151352487 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151622223 I think a good way to motivate children to read it to have the closed caption on on your TV. I know TV time should be limited, however, if you have the closed caption on it is hard not to read the words even though you are hearing them. This will also help with difficult words and will widen a child's vocabulary.

]]> 2017-02-04 19:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151622223 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151622280 Another way to encourage reading is through apps. I found 16 apps at -  https://www.weareteachers.com/16-apps-that-will-motivate-even-your-most-resistant-readers-2/ 
Kids spend a lot of time in the car or on the bus going to and from school. One of these apps could encourage your child to read while traveling. They are fun interactive apps that encourage reading while playing games.  ]]> 2017-02-04 19:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151622280 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151681563 There are plenty of books out there that also have movies. For instance, The Diary of Anne Frank. If students watch the movie, hopefully it will inspire them to want to read the book. Especially if we have read the book, we can influence students to read the better version of the movie, which is the book and encourage them to check back to get there opinion on the movie versus the book.

]]> 2017-02-05 19:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151681563 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151681965 Allowing the students to read blogs that may be interesting to them and then they can share why they like the blog, and/or having them to blog and read each other blogs. Here is a link from the teaching channel]]> 2017-02-05 19:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151681965 vbennett20 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151694565 One way I feel that you can motivate readers is by recreation. I would read Romeo and Juliet and have the children first tell me what they read and what all information was gathered from reading the play, then 
I would tell them that we are going to re-create the play and they will be the cast. If the students took the play serious and wanted to showcase their talent, I would ask the principal if there was a way that we could put on a play for the school. This is not only teaching students about reading but also writing as well. 

]]> 2017-02-05 22:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151694565 vbennett20 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151695112 I believe the one of the hardest things for a parent would be helping their child with something that they do not do or have never done. It is sad when that "thing" is reading. I would have a reading night for the parents and children and ask them to come take a look around at some of the literacy that is in the classroom and start a dialogue to see what genre of books the parents enjoyed when they were younger. It would be interesting to see if children's interest match their parents. This article gives parents some apps to look at for children, I felt it was relevant because it would give parents some aid in helping develop their child's reading habits. 

]]> 2017-02-05 22:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151695112 jharrell5 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151703555 One way that I would use to motivate students to become readers would be by using reading pairs. By pairing a strong reader with a struggling reader, the stronger reader listens while the struggling reader reads and corrects mistakes, when needed. When a correction is needed, both students students read the sentence in unison so that the struggling reader can develop a better understanding. Paired reading has been found to be significantly more effective than repeated reading. ]]> 2017-02-06 00:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151703555 jharrell5 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151704770 Flashlight Fridays can be used to motivate students to read. Monthly, students school wide can bring a flashlight, or form or small flashlight or personal light to school with them. At the designated reading time, the lights turn out and students are allowed to take their lights and find a place to read their books using their flashlights. Children can also pair up and read together, sharing a flashlight, if they want to. 

]]> 2017-02-06 01:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151704770 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151708878 Lyrics 2Learn
http://www.lyrics2learn.com/teacher_signup.php?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=cpc&pp=0
My link is a little odd because I got to the website through Pinterest. I tried to get to the website by googling it, which worked, but it did not pull up the page with the video on it with teacher testimonies and a bit of an explanation as to how it works. It seems like a good way to get students (especially younger ones) interested in reading and help them with their fluency and understanding as well. I know choral reading and read together was mentioned in some of the material we read last week. I think it would be a good resource for that, but, unfortunately, it isn't free. 

]]> 2017-02-06 02:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151708878 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151709923 As a sub, I come across a lot of classrooms that have their libraries in tubs that are difficult to search through and hard to keep organized. I understand that this is sometimes just how things are due to space and budget constraints, but I want to try to have an area in my classroom meant for reading, with a couple of bookshelves set up perpendicular to the wall with bean bags between them on a carpet and fairy lights strung across the tops of the shelves. It will be an area that has to be earned, and it will be specifically for reading while any students are in it. I also want to assign, on rotation, a classroom librarian, whose job it is to maintain this area and care for it. It is my hope that such an addition to the classroom would create a love, or at least a respect, for reading. (Though I still need to work on my book collection, I do have quite a few children's books, comic books, and graphic novels that I want to stock this area with.)]]> 2017-02-06 02:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151709923 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151710236 I too chose the teaching with comic books method because they provide visual representations of the words and sentences on the page.  I think allowing the student to choose which comic they want to read gives them more incentive to "want" to read and develop their reading skills.

You can also use this method to build reading skills by having students build dialogue based on the pictures in the comic and them have the students write and/or read their story]]> 2017-02-06 02:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151710236 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151722072 Have a day each week where students are allowed to share their favorite books. They can act out a scene, just tell about the book, or even read an excerpt. When children are excited about a book, they get other children excited about the same book. This will promote children to reach beyond their own typical book choices and try something new .]]> 2017-02-06 05:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151722072 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151722346 When reading is interactive it becomes more engaging and less monotonous.  By using labels on highlighters 1) They will always associate the same color with certain information thus creating a greater connection to what they are reading. 2) They will learn to pay closer attention to what they are reading which will help to improve comprehension.  
I know for me that when I started using different colored highlighters (different colors for different thoughts and ideas as well as concepts) I was able to retain the information much better and instead of reading someting 4 or 5 times to remember what I was reading, I retained the information better the first time I was reading it. I also noticed, in myself, that if I couldn't remember detail I had wanted to remember, I was always able to remember the color associated with that thought or comment, and could skim just things highlighted in that color and find what I was looking for.]]> 2017-02-06 05:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151722346 https://padlet.com/athompson75/fe70brw02blr/wish/151893632 Something I always thought as motivating as readers, was a fun and relaxing area to read. If you make reading fun and interesting students are going to want to read. For example, have a  corner with bean bags, chairs, recliners, pillows that is strictly for reading. If the students wants to use this corner they must be reading a book. Another way is to have a library of interesting fun topics the students in your class room with be interested in reading. If you keep them engaged and motivated your students will want to read. You can even incorporate technology into your libraries. You can use Ipads or any other tablet with downloadable books.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ01wrdDv-Y

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