Factors motivating children to read

4 Introduction 5 Methodology 6 Analysis and Discussion 6 Key Factors for Reading Motivation 6 Teacher as a Reading Model 8 Access to Books in the Classroom 9 Opportunities to Select Own Books 9 Familiarity with Books 10 Literacy Related Incentives 12 Social Interactions 14 Programs 16 Conclusions and Recommendations 18 References 20 Motivating Children to Read 4 Abstract Reading is the most important skill learned by children during their educational careers. The ability to read is mastered by children through the careful guidance from teachers and parents. Adults tend to assume that providing children with the skills to read will foster a desire to read. Whether or not children pick up books and read them from front to back is dependent upon their motivation to read. The results of this review will provide insight into what factors are involved in reading motivation and what programs are available for children who lack the motivation for reading.Reading is the most important skill learned by children during their educational careers. The ability to read is mastered by children through the careful guidance from teachers and parents. Adults tend to assume that providing children with the skills to read will foster a desire to read. Whether or not children pick up books and read them from front to back is dependent upon their motivation to read. The results of this review will provide insight into what factors are involved in reading motivation and what programs are available for children who lack the motivation for reading. Motivating Children to Read 5 Introduction Reading is indisputably the most important skill attained by children during their educational careers. The skill of reading enables students to open their minds to a world of possibilities that would otherwise be unavailable. The ability to'read is mastered by children through careful guidance from teachers and parents, who provide the technical instruction required for the children to become independent readers. This technical instruction, which involves word attack skills, comprehension, phonics, etc., provides the tools necessary to read a book, but does not provide children with the motivation to read independently. Teachers tend to assume that providing children with the skills to read would foster a desire to read. However, this assumption simply is not the case (Yohe, 1997). Whether or not children pick up books and read them from front to back is dependent upon their motivation to read. Factors involved in children's motivation to read cannot be solely provided by teachers. But these motivating factors can be nurture in the classroom environment through initiatives that encourage children to read independently. The results of this review will provide insight into what factors are involved in reading motivation and what programs are available for children who lack the motivation for reading. These results are important because motivation is the most important underlying factor determining whether or not children will read on their own accord. Rich reading experiences are foundational to intellectual and academic development. Therefore, this research review is structured around two important questions: 1. What factors influence children to be motivated to read? Motivating Children to Read 6 2. What programs are available for use with children who lack motivation for