Thursday, 14 May 2009

What is the best way leading to the revival of reading habit in the school children? What is the best way leading to the revival of reading habit in...

I agree that
in some capacity, everything mentioned here certainly helps.

But to be
honest, I have personally found success in all of my high school classrooms at encouraging a
reading habit by providing exactly two things: (1) books the students are interested in, and (2)
time to read.

That's it.  The magic formula.

Technology
had absolutely no part, though I don't discredit that there are a lot of great websites
available to help students find their reading likes.

Parental involvement (at
the HS level) had very little part, though, I admit most students who do read for pleasure
habitually, also have parents who read for pleasure.

I think at our core,
humans are naturally inclined toward stretching our imaginations, increasing knowledge, and
finding pleasure in reading.  This generation of learners has simply had such a gift replaced by
TV, iPods, cell phones, parenting techniques which encourage over-stimulation, and general
busy-ness.

I didn't have much time for pleasure reading in HS....

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