Today in English class, my students turned in their summaries from reading day 2 of the Andromeda strain.I was pleased to see that every student submitted a summary. One thing that I did notice is that not all of the students read what they were supposed to read. This resulted in a meager literature circle meeting. It seems to me that my students think reading is a chore. Maybe its because they are from a technology generation. One thing that I tried to do to help break the cycle is having students try self regulation. One thing that they admitted they do is page counting. This is a terrible crutch to have because it causes students to subconsciously read just to read the pages instead of reading to enjoy the story being told. I will keep being persistent about this so that my students can learn to read for the right reasons and not just because they have to.
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