ERIC Number: EJ1306233
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1068-1752
EISSN: N/A
Motivating Preservice Teachers to Read for Fun
Tichenor, Mercedes; Piechura, Kathy; Heins, Elizabeth
SRATE Journal, v30 n1 Spr 2021
Nathanson, Pruslow, and Levitt (2008) found a high prevalence of aliteracy among inservice and preservice teachers. They determined that although teachers acknowledged the importance of personal reading, few invested the time to read for fun. They further noted that preservice teachers were motivated by literacy activities that had intrinsic value rather than a graded assignment. In this article, we describe how teacher education faculty are encouraging reading for fun by integrating literacy activities that have intrinsic value to preservice teachers. We provide suggestions for teacher education faculty who want to motivate preservice teachers to read for fun.
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Preservice Teachers, Recreational Reading, Teacher Educators, Teaching Methods
Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators. Web site: http://www.srate.org/journal.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A