One of the most difficult things for me to see in my students at Oyler was their inability to read books appropriate for their age level. I felt disheartened because reading was always stressed with such high importance in my house when I was growing up. Nowadays, I yearn for relaxing weeks spent on the beach reading books.
I wasn't exactly sure how to handle the students' low reading levels, so I kept encouraging them to read as much as they could, whether it was at school or at home. Many read to their younger siblings, so I praised them and used that as a fun and easy example of a way to do reading.
I encouraged the students to read whenever possible, even if they are reading street signs, posters, labels at the grocery, etc. I want them to be successful in life, but it would be very difficult to achieve success without the ability to read.
They each filled out a sheet about three books they have read, and three books they want to read in the future. I think it is always important to have goals, so I felt this would encourage the kids to keep reading.
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