http://blogs.cardenalcisneros.es/childrenslit/2014/10/08/about-the-first-seminar/ Otro sitio realizado con WordPress Sat, 11 Feb 2017 01:24:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.25 http://blogs.cardenalcisneros.es/childrenslit/2014/10/08/about-the-first-seminar/#comment-46 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:49:06 +0000 http://blogs.cardenalcisneros.es/childrenslit/?p=265#comment-46 Hello Helen! I definitely agree with you. Reading books is something essential for children at this age. However, when they have to read compulsory and specific books, as if it were a homework assignment, they quickly lose their interest in books. In this way, they do not learn the real meaning of books as something you do for pleasure in your free time, and it is really a pity.
We, as teachers, should look for a way of motivating them to read in their leisure time, for pleasure and being engage in the story. They must be aware that they are learning at the same time they are having a fun time. But, how can we find a balance between these two aspects? For many of them, anything that they do at school is boring and finally they get tired of it.
As you say, I consider it could be a good idea to motivate and engage pupils to read the books they are personally interested in. We can also organize programs of reading awakening or games related to reading, such as gymkhana or trivial. Anyway, as I mentioned in my last post, it is something we must work on with our pupils at schools.
Bye bye!

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