Open Access"There's More than Tomato Day to Come": Shared Reading and the Teacher-Librarian
Author(s) -
Anne Simpson
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw7000
Subject(s) - reading (process) , pleasure , shared reading , class (philosophy) , pedagogy , mathematics education , psychology , computer science , literacy , political science , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , law
Many young people are turned away from reading novels for pleasure by their experiences of studying the class novel at school. Critical factors include lack of choice and inappropriate texts. Shared small-group reading of the novel that readers have some say in choosing overcomes some of the problems students cite. The teacher-librarian has a major contribution to make in such a program through supporting the teacher in establishing a routine, identifying suitable texts, and participating in group discussions. Reading groups as described in this article can operate as primary and secondary levels, and students'responses have been uniformly positive.