The best ways to foster a love of reading in children:
-provide a lot of high-interest reading material
-model a love of reading
And, of course, let students self-select their own books.
Let me tell you a secret. I used to hate reading. In school, I was always good at reading, I just didn't like it. My teachers gave me books that I had to read. And because I had to read the books they chose, I hated it. I don't want to do that to my students. I want them to have a wide variety of books on their reading level (and above) to choose from, and I want them to choose.
Friday was the first day for this group of kiddos to shop for books. They were so excited!
Each Friday, students will self-select ten new books for reading at school and at home.
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