Raising Students’ Motivation and Interest in Reading Through a Book Club
Gabriela Barbosa Kalifi, Brazil
University of Rochester
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers
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Summary
Reading helps kids do better in school subjects, allowing them not only to become better students, but also better people. As technology advances with all its interesting features and possibilities, students are less interested in reading and this is bringing to light a myriad of serious consequences to their learning process. From this assumption, my goal, as a teacher, is to show my students that reading can be a pleasant and enriching experience which will have a relevant impact upon their lives. Therefore, the aim of my Research Project is to create a Book Club in my school to help students improve and develop their reading comprehension skills. Through the Book Club, students will be allowed to deepen their experience with reading by a series of strategies, practices and activities. The idea of the Book Club is to offer students an opportunity to develop themselves as autonomous readers by letting them choose their own books, allowing them to either like or dislike them, promoting peer collaboration and communication, building connections and fostering identity, which will prepare them for issues in life after graduation.
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