Its purpose is to foster the habit of
independent reading for pleasure amongst the children.
Not exact matches
Some school leaders and classroom teachers may not believe in the value of
independent,
for -
pleasure reading, or that kids can
read for as long as they truly can.
Rosemary Johnston: In school, the report found that children who are given time
for independent reading at school are more likely to be
reading currently and frequently; they're more likely also to say that
reading books
for fun -[
for fun is] the phrase that's used quite often in the report, it's really
reading books
for pleasure, which is fun.
The volume and diversity of students»
independent reading are viewed as central to improving children's
reading ability and to engaging them in
reading for pleasure (Alverman & Guthri, 1993; Morrow, 1991; Postlethwaite & Ross, 1992; Stanovich, 1986).