Christenbury's idea about giving reading time to the classroom every week really struck me during this weeks reading. In my high school they never gave us time for private reading, or even for reading the assigned books we had. I always thought, even when was a high school student, maybe especially when I was a high school student, that students should be allowed time in class to read their assignments, at least that way the teacher can be more assured the students are actually doing what we want them to be doing, rather than looking up sparknotes or cliffnotes and just getting the basic plot summaries from the literature.
I had always planned on giving reading time to students, and these ideas are good platforms for successful classroom reading time. Personally, I've always thought that English teachers' main job is to cultivate a love of literature in our students, and what better way than to allow them their own choices in reading material (as long as it remains appropriate)? I believe whatever they're readin is good, as long as they are reading.
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I agree that we should give students time to read in the classroom. As times continue to change many students come from famlies that parents are always busy with work that they don't spend a lot of time checking on their child to make sure they are caught up with school work let alone reading. If students are allowed time in class to read some of the assigned reading and extracurricular reading at least a teacher could be there to help keep them accountable.
The mentor teacher I'm with gives her students every Wed. to read, no matter what. Even when they missed for the snow storm and now have to make up lesson days, she is going to let them have their reading day, because it has been so effective in not just their school but personalities, also. I thought it was very refreshing. I'm going to try the same thing.
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