Open AccessReading Between the Lines: Motivation Lessons Learned from the Forest of Reading in Ontario
Author(s) -
Dianne P. Maliszewski,
Eleftherios Soleas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw8228
Subject(s) - reading (process) , reading motivation , psychology , spark (programming language) , mathematics education , pedagogy , computer science , political science , law , programming language
Readers’ choice programs have the potential to spark a lifelong love of reading. However, the motivation for student participation in these programs and their impact on student reading are understudied. This mixed method study combines interviews and questionnaires to illustrate the factors at play in a large Canadian readers’ choice program, the Forest of Reading. Our findings highlight the role of librarybased programs in building intrinsic motivation through love of reading, the role of extrinsic motivation in building autonomous motivation, and the extent to which large readers’ choice programs promote student reading.