HowToBuildACultureOfReadingInThe Classroom&FosterLiteracySkills
Ifyoustruggletogetyour studentstoenjoyreading, GerardDawson'sbook, "HackingLiteracy",has beenpublishedwithyouin mind.
Inthebook,heoffersactionablesteps andday-by-dayadvicethatyoucan usetomoreeffectivelybuildaculture ofreadinginyourclassroom.
Theultimategoalofthistextistohelpyou incentivizereadingintheclassroom throughavarietyofmeans,turning reluctantstudentsintoenthusiasticreaders.
TheadviceDawsonprovidesinthis bookemphasizesbuildingastrong foundationwithday-by-dayadvicein ordertoensurefuturegrowthis possible.
Inthetext,heexplainswaysinwhich educatorslikeyoucanbuildupona student’spre-existingintereststoinstillin themanorganicloveofreading.
Hesaysthatreadingcannotbe imposeduponthestudentbody fromabove,butrathermustbe cultivatedthroughobservation ofastudent’sindividual learningstyle
“HackingLiteracy”joinsavar ofothertextsinthe“Hack Learning”series,whichcover rangeofpedagogicaltopicsa pointsofdebateintheteachin community.