STUDENTS WANTS AND INTERESTS By:Delos Santos,Rachelle F. II-6 BEEd
The motivation to read plays a major role in student’s success because most academic knowledge is gained through reading. Teacher can more effectively motivate students by having them reading materials that the students are interested in.Based on the student’s interest,teachers can work with the librarians to find media that allow students to acquire more information and resources on a particular subject.To extend the interest,teachers can ask students what they think about the material they read in the class.
PREFERENCES Age Appropriateness Interest of the Reader Gender Grade Level Notable Differences of Boys and Girls
Boys and girls age 1 to 8 years old have the same interest in reading while those ages from 10 to 13 reads different variety of books. Girls read more than boys but boys have wider interest in reading. Both of them have the interests in mystery books. Girls read boy’s books but boys do not read girl’s books.
Special kinds of story books for developing readers : Wordless Books Predictable Books Beginning-to-read Books Illustrated Chapter Books
Wordless Books They are appropriate for children who are developing a sense of story and learning language rapidly. Tell a story through illustrations alone. Provide many opportunities for exploring how stories work. Good wordless story-books contain the elements important in good story books – minus the languange;that is supplied by the reader.
Language Learning Approach An approach used in some literature experiences that are shared and recorded in hand-made books or on large charts provide a strong a based for beginning reading,since the words are used are integral to students ‘ listening and speaking vocabulary. Provides a meaningful foundation for reading,especially when accompanied by a strong reading –aloud program based on good literature.
Older students can also enjoy wordless books. Intermediate-grade students use them as models for story writing. Junior high school students use them to delineate the elements of fiction. An example of this the book entitled “School” by Arnold McCully.
Patterned Books TThey are well suited to the child who is beginning to pay attention to print. IIt has a highly patterned structure which enables children to anticipate what is going to happen next. TThey are structured through strong language patterns,such as repeated phrases,rhymes and rhythm;story structures that add or accumulate information ;and familiar concepts,songs or sequences (like the days of the week).
The detailed illustrations reinforce the patterns. The reading involves sampling,predicting,and conforming. The patterned books are also ideal fare for beginning readers because they match expectations every step of the way. An example of this is What a Game Shall We Play by Pat Hutchins.
Beginning-to-read Books They are perfect for children who have just become independent readers but still need the support of simple but interesting texts. It can be enjoy by the newly independent readers that they combine controlled vocabulary with creative storytelling.
These books have strong characterization,worthy themes,and tight plots. Sentences are generally simple and the language is often direct dialogue. The lines are printed so that the sentence breaks occur according to natural phrasing with meaningful chunks of language being grouped together. Illustrations and actions that depict the characters both reflect and extend the text.
Illustrated Chapter Books Help the newly independent readers make the transition from beginning-to- read materials to full-length novels. Some children may get interested to read it for the reason that it shows the sequence of the events as well as the characters involve in each chapters with matching pictures that can caught their attention easily.
Things you can do to help them more interested : 1.Relate the content to their lives 2.Relate your life to the content 3.Have fun 4.Smile 5.Laugh and get them laughing
Thank you….