Reading
- Study Links Drop in Test Scores to a Decline in Time Spent Reading by Motoko Rich at the New York Times
- Promoting Reading for Pleasure by National Literacy Trust (British site)
- Reading Motivation and Fun! by Colorin Colorado
Learning Activity 8-A-1
Reading for Pleasure
[Forum]
14 points
RubricIn this fictitious scenario, the principal has called you into his office to discuss why you are spending time on reading for pleasure and reading aloud to students rather than on your content instruction.
In a post to the Forum, explain why reading for pleasure and reading aloud is important. Justify your use of it in the classroom. Include research findings to offer to your principal.
Respond to one classmate's post and offer corroborating evidence as to why reading for pleasure is a good practice in any classroom.