Why+Reading+Choice?

Why Reading Choice?

A lot of research has been done determining the effective strategies to improve reading ability in students. Reading motivation is consistently a factor in this research.

What the Research Says...

Guthrie, J.T. (2001). //Contexts for engagement and motivation in reading.// Reading Online, 4(8). International Reading Association: Washington DC.

Engaged reading is a merger of motivation and thoughtfulness. Engaged readers seek to understand; they enjoy learning and they believe in their reading abilities. They are mastery oriented, intrinsically motivated, and have self-efficacy. Teachers create contexts for engagement when they provide prominent knowledge goals, real-world connections to reading, meaningful choices about what, when, and how to read, and interesting texts that are familiar, vivid, important, and relevant.