Reading instruction in the classroom is a key...

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Reading instruction in the classroom is a key concern for all teachers and there are many ways to go about it. However, is our determination to achieve excellence in reading skills in our children killing their love and enjoyment of a good book?

In my work with parents, I am frequently asked the best ways to encourage reluctant readers to be engaged with books. Parents report that their children return home from school with no inclination to pick up a book and read.

Any eager reader will gladly talk about the joy with a good book to read away the hours on a cold, rainy afternoon. Reading a good book is one of life’s greatest pleasures. We need to share these experiences with our children in order to assist them in developing into strong readers. But the use of boring, mass-produced home reading texts in children’s early years at school can be seen as the beginning of this negative cycle.

As children progress through their schooling life, there are many other instances of learning reading skills that don’t help reading development. Frequently, teachers feel the pressure to give their students “just enough” in terms of reading strategies to be able to achieve the test, which leaves little time to focus on reading for pleasure.

Kelly Gallagher, a high school teacher, outlines the term “Readicide” in his book. He says it’s: the systematic killing of the love of reading, often worsened by foolish, boring practices found in schools.

Recent research shows that many teachers tend to follow the traditional literacy practices that they have experienced in their own education, which can often have negative intentions for their students.

While teaching children key concepts for analyzing and evaluating texts is important, the manner in which it is done and time that is spent on this can lead to unexpected results. Schools aren’t to blame when it comes to not arresting students’ lack of interest in reading, but they have an important role to play in fostering reading enjoyment.

1.What does the underlined word “inclination” mean?

A.Energy B.Task

C.Intention D.Requirement

2.What does the term “Readicide” refer to?

A.To develop reading habits B.To read for pleasure

C.To learn reading skills D.To kill a love for books

3.According to the text, teachers at school ______.

A.focus on teaching reading strategies

B.ignore key concepts for analyzing texts

C.are to blame for students’ poor reading

D.fail to follow the traditional reading practices

4.What might be suitable title for the text?

A.Reading books is to experience pleasure

B.Learning to love books is even more important

C.Teaching reading helps reluctant readers

D.Getting pleasure from books makes capable readers

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