Why 'I hate reading!' is the beginning of a beautiful friendship

Why ‘I hate

reading!’ is the

beginning of

a beautiful friendship

Alexandra ButnaruTeacher @Twinkle Star Language School

Teachers I tried everything. They don’t take reading

seriously. They just go on SparkNotes or

CliffsNotes. I don’t have time to check. They only care about

Facebook and Instagram. …

Dull books Tests Essays No choice Not a habit Distraction

Students

Reader- response theory

*Illustration by Laurence Musgrove

1. Know your studentsBuild positive relationships.

Talk to your students.

Show you care.

Observe their

reactions.

Find out what they

like.

Be honest & fair.

2. Optional? Interesting…

*www.readingrockets.org

3. Stephen Krashen

& the ...

4. Time for a new logo

5. Nonprint News and interviews DIYs Jokes Anti-reading texts Internet memes Private messages or emails Infographics Computer games

walkthroughs Webcomics

*www.visual.ly

6. Keep up with youth culture

7. Teach. Guide. Inspire.They will follow.

8. It doesn’t have to be like this…

9. Give them a reason to read

10. Poster, poster on the wall…

Thank you!

Alexandra Butnaru

Teacher @ Twinkle Star

alexandrabutnaru@yahoo.com

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