Teachers need to assess students' needs and interests before choosing such texts. Letters and notes written between individuals can be highly motivating texts and reflect the interests and backgrounds of learners. Privacy issues may be a concern in using such materials, so teachers need to be receive explicit permission from learners before employing such texts in learning situations. Personal journals and diaries are excellent and authentic ways to encourage reading and writing that reflect personal interests and backgrounds. People enjoying reading and rereading past entries they have made in their own diaries.
Dialogue journals are wonderful ways to encourage reading and writing for students.
Since students choose the topics, they have a natural interest and background in what is written by themselves and their partner. Captioned Television and Videotapes. The government now requires that newly manufactured televisions include the ability to present written captions along with the visual and sound presentation. Television .programs are highly motivating to many students and reflect current events or interests. Moreover, the oral and visual context supplied by television programs offers a high degree of support for developing readers.