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Direct linkDawan Coombs – English Journal, 2020
Research demonstrates that intrinsic motivation "drives students' amount of reading" and that students who read for pleasure, to explore topics they care about, and for interest "read a lot and achieve greatly" (Guthrie 2). As teachers incline their pedagogy to student interests, ownership, self- efficacy, social interaction,…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Student Interests, Self Concept, Team Sports
Narter, David – English Journal, 2013
David Narter has taught English and AP Language and Composition at Leyden High School for 19 years. As a high school English teacher, it breaks his heart to see a gradual shedding of pleasure reading and its academic benefits. Yet, it is a trend he says he has grown familiar with among his best students, who, as they grow older, are taught that…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Recreational Reading, Metacognition, Reading Instruction
Adams, Megan Glover – English Journal, 2009
Cross-age tutoring, in which older and younger students work together to improve their ELA skills, is not a new concept; Linda D. Labbo and William H. Teale explored it as a tool for poor readers as early as 1990. The author has found that using tutoring with video games also works well. Students have the opportunity to read aloud collaboratively…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Video Games, Adolescents, Cross Age Teaching
Eikmeier, Ginger M. – English Journal, 2008
Students in Ginger M. Eikmeier's high school classes link themes and terms from their readings to episodes of "The Simpsons." Because students are already familiar with "The Simpsons," Eikmeier believes that using the show supports students' comprehension and retention by activating prior knowledge. Additionally, it shows students that she cares…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Reaction, Reader Response, Prior Learning
Jacobs, Dale – English Journal, 2007
Historically, comics have been viewed as a "debased or simplified word-based literacy," explains Dale Jacobs, who considers comics to be complex, multimodal texts. Examining Ted Naifeh's "Polly and the Pirates," Jacobs shows how comics can engage students in multiple literacies, furthering meaning-making practices in the classroom and beyond.
Descriptors: Cartoons, Literacy, Literary Genres, Visual Literacy
Lause, Julie – English Journal, 2004
Julie Lause has designed a curriculum that transformed the students and the school. Reading workshops increase the reading speed, comprehension and motivation of the students.
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Curriculum Design, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedHebb, Judith L.; Axiotis, Vivian – English Journal, 2000
Offers practical suggestions for encouraging reluctant (and all) high school readers and writers. Advocates looking at student reluctance and motivation; understanding the process of reading; understanding that everyone learns differently; and that reading is a social act. Offers the response from a high school English teacher with a sampling with…
Descriptors: Class Activities, High School Students, High Schools, Literature Appreciation
