EDCI 549 Module 8 Reading Promotion
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Module 8: Reading Promotion
Promoting reading goes hand in hand with developing reader motivation and creating lifelong readers. Reading incentive programs are a common way to develop motivation, but how reading inventive programs are designed can have a large impact on their effectiveness. In this module, you’ll read about the effectiveness of Accelerated Reader, one of the most used reading incentive programs, as well as many other options that exist for promoting reading in schools.
Module Objectives
- Compare and contrast intrinsic and extrinsic motivation approaches to reading promotion.
- Reflect on your learning in the course.
Think
- Beers, K. & Probst, R.E. (2020). Part III: Hope. In Forged by reading: The power of a literate life. New York, NY: Scholastic Publishing, Inc.
- Clark, C. & A. Cunningham. (2016). Reading enjoyment, behaviour and attitudes in pupils who use Accelerated Reader. London: National Literacy Trust. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED570684#:~:text=These%20data%20uniquely%20allow%20us%20to%20compare%20AR,than%20their%20peers%20who%20do%20not%20use%20AR.
- Accelerated Reader. (2016). What Works Clearinghouse. U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/EvidenceSnapshot/12
Read one or more of the following:
- Reading engagement. (n.d.). New Zealand National Library. https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/reading-engagement
- TEDx Talks. (2022, Mar 24). How reading instruction fails students | Leigh Hall | TEDxLander [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mww43LkV6o0
- Dewhurst, V. (2021). Promoting reading using the school library. SecEd. https://www.sec-ed.co.uk/best-practice/promoting-reading-using-the-school-library-literacy-books-students-learning-lessons-resources/
- 25 ways schools can promote literacy and independent reading. (2020, Oct 2). Teach Thought. https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/independent-reading/
- Lee, L. (2020, Feb 12). Schoolwide strategies for promoting a love of reading. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/schoolwide-strategies-promoting-love-reading
- 6 ways to throw a reading party! (2013, Sep 3). com. https://www.education.com/magazine/article/6-ideas-reading-party/
- Nesbit, J. (2013, Feb 14). 12 ideas to et your school reading. PTO Today. https://www.ptotoday.com/pto-today-articles/article/6465-11-ideas-to-get-your-school-reading
- Sturm, B. W. (2012). Caring for stories: increasing reader engagement in school libraries. Knowledge Quest, 40(5), 58–63. https://trails-msu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01TRAILS_MSU/1ibi966/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1081858177
- Libberton, E. (2023, Feb 21). 5 marketing strategies school libraries can use. Knowledge Quest. https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/5-marketing-strategies-school-libraries-can-use/
- Spring, S. E., Harris, S., & J. A. Dole. (2017, Mar 23). From surviving to thriving: Four research-based principles to build students’ reading interest. The Reading Teacher, 71(1), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.1581
- Schwartz, K. (2019, May 20). Four research-based strategies to ignite intrinsic motivation in students. MindShift. https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53426/four-research-based-strategies-to-ignite-intrinsic-motivation-in-students
- Jensen, K. (2022, Dec 2). 6 tips to get books into readers’ hands. School Library Journal. https://www.slj.com/story/six-tips-to-get-books-into-readers-hands
Create
Complete your annotated booklist. Check your work against the rubric provided in Module 1 to make sure you have met all the requirements and are satisfied with your work.
Share
Post twice to the #8reading channel in response to the following prompt:
What are the pros and cons of using a reading incentive system? What does the ideal reading program look like in your school, classroom, or library? How do intrinsic and extrinsic rewards play a role in developing reading motivation?
ALSO
Share your completed annotated booklist in the #8promotion channel. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ booklists with reflections on their list. You might share a new book you discovered, a promotion or activity idea you gleaned, a way you have used one of the books they shared in the past, or ask questions.
Grow
Complete the self-assessment checklist.