Leisure Reading
To help us foster the joy of reading here is a link to the latest position statement on leisure reading, co-published by the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teacher of English (NCTE) and the Canadian Children's Book Center.
The position statement's recommendations are based on these principles:
To help us foster the joy of reading here is a link to the latest position statement on leisure reading, co-published by the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teacher of English (NCTE) and the Canadian Children's Book Center.
The position statement's recommendations are based on these principles:
- Students should choose their own reading materials.
- Students are better able to choose engaging and appropriate reading materials when teachers and family members scaffold their selections.
- The benefits of leisure reading are increased when teachers scaffold school-based leisure reading by incorporating reflection, response, and sharing in a wide range of ways that are not evaluated.
- Students should be encouraged to engage in self-selected reading outside of school.