Presentation on motivation students to engage in voluntary reading,

1. Why
‘I hate reading!’
is the beginning
of
a beautiful
friendship
Alexandra Butnaru
Teacher @Twinkle Star Language School

5. 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

7. Reader- response theory
*Illustration by Laurence Musgrove

8. 1. Know your students
Build positive relationships.
Talk to your students.
Show you
care.
Observe their
reactions.
Find out what
they like.
Be honest &
fair.

9. 2. Optional?
Interesting…
*www.readingrockets.org

10. 3.
Stephen Krashen
&
the ...

11. 4. Time for a new logo

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

13. *www.visual.ly

14. 6. Keep up with youth culture

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

16. 8. It doesn’t have to be like this…

18. 9. Give them a reason to read

19. 10. Poster, poster on the wall…

20. Thank you!
Alexandra Butnaru
Teacher @ Twinkle Star
alexandrabutnaru@yahoo.com
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