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We all need a space to grow and read
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A question facing all English teachers is “How do we foster a love of reading?” For it is the love of reading that leads to a life of learning.
There are so many reading programs out there, but do they help our students develop the reading stamina needed for college? The statistics show that most people do not read much after college, but this world needs lifelong readers: people who learn empathy through the stories they read. Just modelling good reading habits is not enough. We need to provide space for our students to read, to not only assign reading as homework, as this equates reading with work and takes away any love!
So, our focus this year is to provide space for our students to read — anything they like. At the start of every English lesson, the students spend 10 minutes reading what they enjoy. To facilitate this, we have developed libraries, beanbags and a sofa or two in classrooms, all of which are very popular with students and teachers alike. We feature various teacher and student reading recommendations, favorite quote, and book covers in classrooms and corridors. You cannot miss the message — “READ!”
The volume of reading has already increased, and the joyous challenge is to keep getting new books into the hands of our students. The research suggests that the increase in time spent on reading will positively impact student writing, lead to a hunger for more challenging texts, and build the stamina and endurance needed by our students for the enormous volume of reading required at college.
Fostering this love of reading is an adventure, and I cannot wait to see the impact over the year.
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