![]() ![]() I NEED at least 1 read-aloud every day.So now that I am done reading what have I learned that will affect my teaching practice this year? The boys are less frequently looking for books independently but if I can find a book on something they are interested them, they will spend a much longer time ‘reading’ that book, and usually come to me for another. It is usually the girls who go here to get books. We have a treasure chest in our class and every time I read aloud a book it goes into the treasure chest for students to revisit later. When I think about this and my class last year it kind of makes sense. ![]() ![]() Call it selfish or pragmatic, but guys are drawn more to what interests them, not what interests the crowd. (page 169)Ī California professor, once tol me that girls tend to be extrinsically motivated in their reading (favouring the choices of their peers, mom, and teacher), while boys are intrinsically motivated (favouring what they themselves are interested in). Personal interest can be a powerful driving force with boys, whether that interest is sports, auto repair, model racing, war, music, or computers. There were two things I highlighted in this chapter. It was nice how he finished the book, and wrapped everything up by telling his own story. I finally finished Jim Trelease’s The Read-Aloud Handbook. ![]()
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