I have always had a love for reading until I became a parent of three young boys. Now I think, who has the time to read anything? I love Dean Koontz books, as I have mentioned before. His writing just has a flow to it. I have tried to read other author's books but just can't get into reading them because of how the wording is.
I believe kids will only read what interests them, let me rephrase... I believe anyone only enjoys reading what they are interested in. It is hard for a student to be a good reader if they are made to read a book about snakes when they may be terrified of them. As a teacher, I will first get to know what the students are interested in and tailor what they enjoy to their reading level. I hate to say I will force a kid to read, but really if you don't give them a little "push" to keep reading now and then, they will get lazy and stop reading all together. It is a balancing act to keep them reading, but don't push too fast because they will see reading as a chore and lose interest.
My biggest memory about reading was when I sat in front of the tv every afternoon to watch "Reading Rainbow" on channel 33. I still remember the theme song. "Take a look it's in a book, Reading Rainbow".
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