Besides breathing, there are some other things more important than reading—but not too many. Sadly, most students don’t read enough to do as well as they should. Many years ago I realized that in school, students do whatever they do to earn grades, and if I wanted my students to read, I would have to give them grades for reading.
I describe the system I worked out in my 2003 article An Independent Reading Program That Works!.
Teachers who would like to give this a try may also want to download copies of my introductory handouts and book-rating sheet, which can be found in the Public Folder where I keep many of my handouts and podcasts for students (and colleagues).
Hey Mr MacKnight…
Your site is very professional. With lots of things about English and teaching…hehe! You must spend a lot of time on it…
I think there are lots of other things that are more important than reading…hehe…but reading is important to gain knowledge!
Ooh… amy’s here as well! 😀
This is interesting… I wonder to you Mr MacKnight, what else is more important than reading, other than breathing?
To me… hmm… let me think…. what about getting married?
Haha.. joking :p I know reading is important, but it still depends… to some artists, seeing art is more important to them . . . I guess.