Building Intrinsic Motivation in Middle Level Readers
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This document provides tips for building intrinsic motivation in middle school readers. It discusses how reading identity and independent reading are strongly associated with reading achievement. Tips include setting goals and meeting students where they are, providing accommodations, focusing on relationships, making reading fun and social, finding ways to increase accessibility to books, and celebrating reading successes. The overall message is that reading is important, and teachers should believe in students and help shape positive perceptions of reading.
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- 1. Building Intrinsic Motivation in Middle Level Readers Tips to Get ‘Em Hooked and Keep ‘Em Reading
- 2. The Crazy Reading Ladies Blog Website Your (semi) regular dose of crazy! All sorts of good stuff!
- 3. Research … Promise this won’t take long! “While students acquire the skills of reading, they must develop a positive reading identity to remain readers.” ~Frank Serafini, 2013
- 4. And this… “The single factor most strongly associated with reading achievement - more than socioeconomic status or any instructional approach – is independent reading.” -Krashen, 2004
- 5. And, of course, this! “Reading is the only out-of-school activity for 16-year-olds that is linked to getting a managerial or professional job in later life.” -University of Oxford, 2011
- 6. So, obviously… Reading is more important than ever! Right?
- 7. Know your enemy Our Top 3 Your Top 3 3. Accessibility Anyone else not have a librarian? 2.Time Kids’ lives are FULL 1. Perception Their perception is their reality 3. 2. 1.
- 8. Believe Do set goals Don’t move the finish line Do meet them where they are Don’t judge their choices Do provide accommodations Don’t give up!
- 9. Relationships When students cannot believe in themselves, we must believe in them Eliminate “can’t” from your vocabulary.
- 10. Fighting Perception Advertise ◦ Theme song!
- 11. Create a new perception Leverage the power of positive peer pressure Make it social Daily book talks Our persona ◦ Model love of reading ◦ Love out loud
- 12. Finding Time Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…
- 13. That doesn’t mean they won’t need encouragement…
- 14. Increasing Accessibility Library partnership Classroom libraries – open to all Book swap Reading Club Reading Lunches Test day care packages Bookmobile Leverage devices!
- 15. The CRL effect Extrinsic begets intrinsic
- 16. Our experience… Solid relationshi ps Opportunity Make it fun Rejoic e! Positive Experience Again!
- 17. Make it fun Buckle up
- 18. Know your beast Pomp Go big or go home Make it social Love and War
- 19. Use Social Media Movie trailers Tweeting to author Websites Blogs Discussion boards
- 20. Give them an audience Reading books on YouTube ◦ Also works for Chapter Books ◦ Recording audio books for fellow students Deleted scenes
- 21. Get ‘em moving The Courtroom Scene Tea party Agree/Disagree/Debate Vocab races
- 22. Celebrate Success Carnivals Relay races “When in doubt, put ‘em in sacks.”
- 24. It all comes together Solid relationshi ps Choic e Make it fun Rejoic e! Positive Experience Again!
Editor's Notes
- Introduce selves All In!
- We don’t have to convince you that reading is important.
- It’s not enough to teach novels in class…we have to get them to pick up books on their own in their free time.
- Our single greatest responsibility is to turn kids into readers. (apologies to the parents who pay for weekend Russian math, viola lessons, and two club hockey teams)
- Well no. It’s ALWAYS been important. But now we have more competition. WE are more important than ever! Yay, us!
- Classroom libraries have books legit older than me. Transportation to and from library is problematic. How exactly do you get the mountain to Mohammad? Time – kids are overscheduled, it’s true. Schools days are packed, Perception – reading is for dorks. No one reads. They think they don’t like it. They don’t see “cool” people reading.
- Bridget – lowest reader (by GRADE score) in entire school – single digit percentile End of year – wrote a final essay about TKM that made me cry Defended me to the district big wigs in her “DDM” GRADE scores by end of year – 80% Can’t story 6th grade participation in All In – 89%
- Have to be persistent. What are we competing with – things that are loud, in their face, have music. We can do that!! Story of this video.
- The love to see others love something. Online discussion boards are great for introverts!
- Time is an excuse. Not a reason. Solitaire First hallway book Orthodontist Chan – reading in the café
- Hated the book. Loved the song. Fake it til you make it.
- How does this tie into motivation? We acknowledge that people believe giving a child a free pizza for reading is not best practice. We believe that, too. BUT. You have to get them to PICK UP A BOOK for them to discover that they love to read. Part of the reason they love hockey, viola, etc. – it gives them a sense of pride accomplishment We need to learn from those activities. Why do kids love sports. Because they get to: *hang out with friends *have a common experience to talk about *be good at something *and WIN
- Middle school students LOVE: *being a part of something *parties *competition *music *friends
- Jack and Beverly story – safe place/all boy class/principal/first kiss Use social media to make reading fun!
- Ashley’s story
- The Maciel story
- Teacher testimonial video, if time