Most everyone like to be read to. Set aside a few minutes of classroom time to read to your students. Read aloud as often as possible from the following four categories. Students soon learn that if they show up and get to school, great literary happenings are in store. In addition, read aloud individual student pieces.
Students have an intuitive understanding of the meaning and value of time and presence.
Therefore, when students see and hear their content area teacher taking time to read aloud students' writing, they begin to believe what they have to say is important. Read aloud excerpts from your professional books, magazines, journals, catalogues and other materials of interest to you. Also, read aloud your own writing.