Reading Motivation Dimensions: Relation to Behavior and Competence
Want to encourage reading in your pupils? In your school library, post 'Forbidden to read.' When an activity is banned, people rush to the forbidden fruit. Boosting reading motivation isn't easy. Reading motivation and how to use it in the classroom have been studied extensively, but no definitive solution has been found. However, Schiefele and his colleagues decided to organise the existing data. They found correlations throughout twenty years of reading motivation research. This article will describe how their essay helps teachers boosts reading.
Thematic Reading Instruction: The Key to Unlocking Reading Motivation
Many European pupils are unmotivated to read. The international average is 43% motivated pupils, compared to 33% English, 29% Finnish, 23% Italian, and 26% French. Just a few examples of deteriorating reading motivation. According to 15-year-old PISA and PIRLS polls, these countries also fare poorly in reading skills.
Current reading methods are inadequate. American Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI), or theme reading, by John Guthrie and colleagues has showed potential in increasing reading skills. This method combines reading teaching with fun reading incentive. This article shows how instruction principles motivate and improve readers.
The Connection Between Children's Reading Attitudes and Achievement
Reading attitude is learnt. This means attitudes can shift positively and negatively. Understanding a person's reading attitude is vital for boosting reading because it strongly affects their propensity to read. Michael McKenna established a model to explain how positive and negative reading attitudes are formed, based on his and others' studies. This article discusses his findings.
Evidence-based Insights on Print Exposure: Entice Pupils to Read More
Most parents and instructors are happy when their kids read on their own. They actively promote reading in kids' spare time. Several research show that reading is worthwhile, but we weren't sure what it meant for language development. A large-scale overview study by Mol and Bus showed what reading can do. They mapped toddler to pupil benefits and conclude that reading promotion is important. They examined how leisure reading affects vocabulary, text comprehension, (technical) fundamental reading skills, and spelling by age group.
The Critical Link Between Intrinsic Motivation and Reading Competence in Pupils
For years, innate reading drive and reading ability have been found to be related. But which came first? Do pupils ' reading success depend on intrinsic motivation? Or do they like reading because they're good at it? Scientists now agree the link is bidirectional.
Miyamoto, Pfost, and Artelt found that not all students experience this motivation-ability relationship. Their research shows that reading promotion requires personalisation. Pupils from migrant backgrounds may need a different approach. This article discusses this study's findings and nuances.
