Bill,
My answer to that question is two fold. 1. Reading is a subject at
school. They need to pass tests so the joy of reading a good book "just
because", is getting lost. 2. Our kids are just so scheduled. My daughter
is in
9th grade and involved in sports. (And an honor student) By the time she
finishes practices, games and homework, she doesn't have time to read for the
fun of it. Our librarian at school says that the greatest gift that she can
give students is free time to come into the library and just read. I have to
agree with her. There are only 24 hours in a day. I know that this sounds
negative. I'm really proud of my daughter, but occasionally I think of the
books that I enjoyed at her age and I know that she'll probably never read
them. It makes me sad. On a positive note, just keep exposing your students
to a variety of literature. Try tying in novels with what you're doing in
class (such as history, science etc.) Hopefully, something will get their
attention. Another idea could be Junior novels. I teach 5th grade and I use
them
to spark interest in books that they may not otherwise have been interested
in. Sorry about the negative tone. Good Luck! Michele
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