How Can We Develop Life-Long Readers? is the latest “question-of-the-week” at my Education Week Teacher column.
Responses are welcome here or there…
Posted by Larry Ferlazzo | Feb 12, 2014 | Ed Week Teacher | 1 |
How Can We Develop Life-Long Readers? is the latest “question-of-the-week” at my Education Week Teacher column.
Responses are welcome here or there…
The Million Dollar question … “How Can We Develop Life-Long Readers?”:
Before this question is asked of Educators, it needs to be asked of Parents. In the home is where it starts, of course.
By being an example of an enthusiastic reader, by reading to the child from the beginning, the being aware of the child’s preferences, and having suitable material available, Age/Level/Gender appropriate material, also by having a variety of reading material available – Electronic, Hard-back, Soft-cover, Pop-out, Comic, Interactive, Picture, Tales of every kind…and never forget the Classics/Myths and Legends, for they alone have stood the test of time. FUN.
Now to the Educator, all of the previous points apply also, but must be broadened;
Energy and Enthusiasm from the Teacher, the introduction of Academic themes/specific purpose reading, specific techniques to enhance comprehension, Higher-level thought processing, constant confirmation of the value and benefits of life-long Reading – Economic, Cerebral, Spiritual. FUN.
Some thoughts of mine.