motivation & engagement of striving readers
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MOTIVATION & ENGAGEMENT OF STRIVING READERS
Dr. Jen McCarty & Jessica CrookerEastview High School
Reading Teacher Winter SymposiumFeb. 20th, 2010
READINGsome motivation required
Opening Questions
What does “engagement in reading” mean to you?
What does “engagement in reading” look like?
In your opinion, what contributes to lack of engagement for students in your classes?
Collaborative Team Goal
Professional learning community goal English, Social Studies, Special
Education Guthrie, J. Engaging Adolescents in
Reading (2008) Professor of Literacy Educational psychology of reading Research director—IRA
Our dilemma as educators
Majority of students do not read for pleasure Students are demotivated, apathetic,
resistant to reading school content 2003 study shows 93% of 12th graders did
not read every day for school 69% did not read for enjoyment-a signal for
intrinsic motivation 2000 international survey-U.S. ranked 20th
out of 28 developed countries in reading engagement
Importance of reading engagement
Engagement & motivation contribute to achievement in reading
Interest in reading correlates to reading comprehension
Reading engagement connects more strongly to achievement than home environment
Reading engagement & reading achievement interact in a spiral
Reading engagement correlates to reading achievement
reading
less
reading
morehigher
achievement
What is motivating our students?
Show good behavior Complete an
assignment Extrinsic rewards
get a good grade Outperform others Look smarter Understanding text—
not important
Understanding is most important
Argue, analyze, debate, explain, organize, connect, defend, conclude…
Not isolated, connected to “big picture”
Short or long-term
Performance Goals Mastery Goals
Students’ Reading Motivations
1. Meaning is Motivating2. Control and Choice3. Reading is Social4. Self-Efficacy5. Interest in Reading
Meaning is Motivating
Students must be motivated to be literate
We must move them from performance-minded to mastery-minded
Focus of our teaching must be mastery goals
Discourage obsession with grades
Meaning is Motivating
7 practices of mastery motivation Provide mastery goals Make tasks relevant Use hands-on activities Transform text to meaning Scaffold mastery motivation Provide re-teach opportunities Reward effort over performance
Control and Choice
Seek to balance teacher vs. student centeredness
6 practices that cultivate motivation:1. Ownership of text2. Options for how to learn3. Input into curriculum4. Self-selection of knowledge displays5. Voice in standards for evaluation6. Inquiry projects
Reading is Social
6 practices that invite expression of students’ social tendencies
1. Open discussions2. Student-led discussion groups3. Collaborative reasoning4. Arranging partnerships5. Socially constructing the management6. Scaffolding social motivations over time
Self-Efficacy
Recognize the gap Match the text to the reading levels of
students Establish initial confidence Set realistic goals Assure the enabling skills
Interest in Reading
1. Making real-world connections2. Personalizing with questioning3. Extending intrinsic interests4. Self-expressing5. Puzzling (working through
inconsistencies in text)
A Vision of K-12 Students Today
Another link for back-up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8