Some teachers increasingly are shifting their approach to reading, assigning fewer books than they once did.
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As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.
Children receive support from their partner throughout the session, with their teacher monitoring the interactions in the class.
Ask children about what they read that isn’t in books - magazines, recipes, messages from friends.
A new study has identified seven types of teen readers. It also found about 30% do not read in their free time.
A refreshed New Zealand curriculum could require teachers to emphasise the joy of reading, not just the technical skills required. Research supports this long-overdue shift in practice.
A major survey shows learning to read for pleasure can help children and their communities in many ways, but the field remains under-studied and under-resourced.
To “warm up” a book, use the K-W-L strategy: Talk with your child about what you both KNOW about the subject, what you WONDER and afterwards, what you’ve LEARNED.
When kids read for pleasure they build empathy and improve social relationships. Here’s how you could inculcate a love for reading in your kids.
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology
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Director of LitPlus, AUT School of Education, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, The University of Texas at Austin
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Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Publishing and Audience Studies, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Sociology and Social Research, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Pathways to Teenage Reading, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Education, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Lecturer in Educational Studies (Languages Education), University of Sheffield
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