Date of Award
1-1-1992
Document Type
Dissertation - NSU Access Only
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Child and Youth Care Administration
Advisor
William Anderson
Keywords
Reading Habits, Recreational Reading, Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Attitudes, Attitudes Toward Reading, Student Motivation, Reading Aloud To Others, Reading Encouragement, Reading Role Models, Reading.
Abstract
This practicum was designed to address the problem of the need for improving the intermediate grade level ESL students' attitudes towards recreational reading. The students were not choosing to read during the periods of time provided for individual activity choices within the ESL classroom, and they were not choosing recreational reading as an activity at howe when they had extra time available. The goal of the practicum was to improve the intermediate grade level ESL students' attitudes towards recreational reading so that they would share their enthusiasm and interests in pleasure reading, as well as devote more time to recreational reading. The writer met with parents of ESL students to discuss ways they could encourage recreational reading and school success; scheduled time for recreational reading in the classroom; developed students’ interest in newspapers; encouraged students to write, edit, and read their own news of current events using a microphone; had students write their own books; and prepared a grant so that in reational reading materials would be available to the students. The results of the practicum were very successful. The students chose recreational reading when given an option of self-selected reading or other activities. They were able to discuss what they had read and found it less difficult to read for pleasure.