Reading

Reading

1. problems

   • Malaysians do not read enough
   • inversely proportionate to age
   • large % of children devote little or no time to reading
   • declining reading habits (Britain)

2. attitude

   • feelings or predispositions towards reading
     • negative (poor reader)
     • positive (good reader)

3. interests

   • learned responses that facilitates attention
     • continue the need to read

4. Motivation in reading

   • A driving force which impelled us to engage in reading
   • Intrinsic Motivation
     • when one engage in an activity for its own sake.
     • totally involved in the activity
     • highly energized with concentrated attentions
     • continuous
     • able to sustain and enhance reading habit
     • facilitates understanding & creativity
   • how to enhance?
     • provide challenging book
       • appropriate level of difficulties
       • add more difficult words
     • students get to choose their book
       • to arouse their interest
     • combine elements of surprise and novelty
       • attractive
     • introduce diverse activities
       • engaged students with fantasy to enhance learning