Reading for Fun!

March is here and that means we get to celebrate Literacy!!! Not that I don't already do that in my classroom. I was sitting in a Literacy committee listening to my AP explain that students are not excited to read and they see it as a chore. We also discussed making sure our boys were motivated and excited to read as well. We were discussing ways to help motivate and inspire our young readers. Then, I received my NEA magazine in the mail explaining different solutions to this concern. I love when things like that happen! These article stress the importance of "enjoyable independent reading" and the librarian and classroom teacher need to collaborate together to make this possible in the classroom. If reading can't happen at home, then there needs to be time in class that students can read.  They also need to have the freedom of choice. Often there isn't enough time in class to read, because of the pressure and time constraints of testing. We as teachers and librarians need to help students love what they read and not see it as a chore at home or at school.

"Improving Reading Outcomes for Young Black Males"
http://neatoday.org/2016/02/26/reading-young-black-males/


"Independent Reading in the Classroom Critical to Student Achievement"
http://neatoday.org/2016/02/02/independent-reading-classroom-critical-student-achievement/