Motivating Teachers To Read.

Abstract

Maria (pseudonym), a reading specialist beginning a new job, recounted her surprise at the first pro fessional development meeting of the school year. As an ice breaker before beginning a session on reading instruc tion, Maria asked her fellow teachers the titles of the best books they had read during the past summer. She was greeted with silence. Finally, one per son asked if magazines counted. Clearly, few had luxuriated in reading over the summer as Maria had done.