I love reading and I wish I could do more of it. I am defiantly going encourage reading in my classrooms. I want to be able to provide books in my classroom, so students won't have to search for them (because they won't). I want to be able to suggest a book and hand it to them in the same instance. Again, it is getting to know your students and figuring out what interests them. I like many different genres of books, but what I like is different then what my students might like. I like all the suggests Beers' provides about introducing books. I think reading aloud a passage as Dr. Pytash did, allows for a peak of interest by students. The book jackets are also another good idea. Have students bring a book cover of one of their favorite books and put them all on a bulletin board, this will allow students to see what kids their age like to read. Defiantly getting to know the school librarian will help tremendously. They live in the library and will be a big help when trying to get students to pick out books. I love going to the library or bookstore, but their are many people who find it overwhelming, so that is why I like the idea of bring the library to your classroom better than taking the students to the library.
This chapter provided many useful links to booklists. This will be very helpful when trying to figure out what books I want in my classroom.
I agree with you. I love reading as well and hope that I am provided with numerous opportunities to share my love for reading with my students. I hope that my future as a special educator will allow me to find ways to do this even if I'm helping students work through a general education teacher's assignment. Also, I like your suggestion of taking kids to the library and getting the librarian involved with your classroom. I think it's very important to show students that reading is fun and enjoyable and something they'll be doing in one capacity or another for the rest of their lives.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you. I love reading, but I didn't discover this fact until a couple semesters ago. I agree that it would be an amazing thing to be able to recommend a book and hand them the book as you are talking to them. I wish some of my teachers would have done that very thing when I was in school. I can only remember one teacher who did that and he had literally hundreds of books in his room! It was an amazing experience.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the links to the booklists! I was starting to feel very intimidated by the idea of choosing books for my classroom.
Good points... it is especially important to have a wide range of books/magazines etc... available for students in your classroom.
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