READING MOTIVATION AND READING STRATEGIES IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM

Authors

  • Tina Šabec Miroslav Vilhar Primary School Postojna, Trg padlih borcev 1a, 6230 Postojna, Slovenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejlll.v6i2.386

Keywords:

instructional elements, international digital children’s library, reading activities, reading motivation, reading strategies

Abstract

This study discusses reading motivation and reading strategies in the primary school classroom. Several elements that enable students’ success in reading comprehension such as conceptual orientation, real-world instruction, autonomy support, collaborative learning, praise and rewards, interesting texts, strategy instruction, evaluation, teacher involvement and cohesion are explained. To promote reading motivation elements of SMILE (S = sharing; M = me; I = importance; L = liking; E = engagement) are illustrated. To sum up, International Children Digital library is presented as another interesting source of reading encouragement.

Author Biography

  • Tina Šabec, Miroslav Vilhar Primary School Postojna, Trg padlih borcev 1a, 6230 Postojna, Slovenia

    Tina Šabec is a professor of English and Slovene. She works as a primary teacher. Her research interests include language learning, classroom dynamics and English literature.

References

Guthrie, J. T., & Wigfield, A. (2000). Engagement and motivation in reading. In M. L. Kamil, P. B. Mosenthal, P. D. Pearson, & R. Barr (Eds.), Handbook of reading research, Vol. 3, pp. 403–422). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.

Barber, A. T., & Klauda, S. L. (2020). How Reading Motivation and Engagement Enable Reading Achievement: Policy Implications. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 7(1), 27–34.

ICDL - International Children's Digital Library. Available at: http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ (Accessed: November 19, 2022).

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Published

2022-11-19

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Articles