The change of attitude to reading for most of my students is evident. Not only my focus group but also within the whole class. I am now starting to reach out to whanau to support parents and caregivers on how they can encourage my students to be readers at home.
With the netbooks going home, the students are able to continue their learning by using the class site and also access information for research using the internet. There are always opportunities to read and learn using the netbooks. I am also encouraging the students to ensure they have a novel they are reading consistently. This is working for most of the students.
Through conversations with one parent, she expressed her child is not engaged in reading at home. She would often fall asleep when asked to read. We brainstormed some ways to encourage her child t read at home.
- go to the local library
- borrow books which are of interest to the child
- ask the child to share if the book is exciting or boring and why
- be consistent with encouraging the child to read
- for a parent be a reader too, model to your child
The parent left the conversation feeling determined to help her child foster a love of reading and also herself as a parent.
My inquiry is not just to shift achievement but to shift the mindset of reluctant readers and all students to enjoy reading.
Ngā mihi, Amy. Just wanted to tautoko your post. Open conversations with whānau about learning are really valuable. I also find it a challenge to get one of my children to read regularly and one of his teachers recently said, "I don't care what he reads - graphic novels, magazines, etc. - just as long as he's reading" :)
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