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Creating a Classroom Where Readers Flourish
Author(s) -
Miller Donalyn
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.01109
Subject(s) - fluency , reading (process) , vocabulary , psychology , reading comprehension , reading motivation , mathematics education , comprehension , language arts , vocabulary development , pedagogy , teaching method , linguistics , philosophy
Numerous research studies prove that wide reading improves children's comprehension, background knowledge, vocabulary, fluency, and writing. The author, a sixth‐grade language arts teacher, describes the classroom conditions and instructional practices that encourage wide reading and increase her students' reading motivation such as choice in reading material, dedicating time for reading, and promoting children's literature.