"Ideas for Engaging Reluctant Readers with Technology"
Based on blog question by jnase1 5/20/11 & Replies by Greg Powell, 5/31/11 and Hubert Yee, 6/11/11.
This blog discussion question caught my attention and it was about how to get boys interested in reading with technology. The author’s first thoughts were to find out what the boy interests were and to direct these interests into the using computer technology to read about them. I think you should allow your students to self direct their learning interests and allow them to use online resources to enhance their learning. I think this could apply to any person, but I could see how younger boys may not have an interest in reading assignment topics assigned to them. I think instructors should allow their students multiple options when handing out reading assignments and if you are able to let them pick a topic, then by all means do it. Ebooks come in all topics, so let your students select a book to read or select an online article to read about their favorite hobby or sport. Some of the suggestions or replies to this question were to have your students create a story with storybird.com or create a podcast to tell a story. I think using these creative technologies in your classroom can make reading a creative process and interesting at the same time for a reluctant reader.
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I think this is a great idea. In my line of work, we see more and more that people do not like to read. If they do read, the only read part of it. If its too long, forget it - they won't read it. Engaging them in other ways through technology can help this problem.
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