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Children Reading Research Paper

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My senior project was the importance of children reading. I read with the first graders and asked them and their parents to read books and fill out a log book. I wanted to see if they read every night and how much they read. During my project I learned some children have a hard time keeping track of their log books. The children would not say anything unless I asked for them. I discovered that some parents were not able to fill out the log books or read with their children. I came to an understanding that reading is very important for children.Giving a reward encoraged them to read more. Reading will help improve reading skills and fluency, along with many life skills. When I had issues with children reading nightly I tried to encourage them to read with family members or with myself in small groups. When I saw a child’s log book that did not have many entries or books logged in I would read with the child and write in their log book and still encourage them to read at home. I wanted them to be successful and …show more content…

This was a way to get them to read more. Children read more to get a little prize, such as a sticker, as they kept in mind that a big prize would be offered near the end of the semester. Rewarding kids for reading will encourage them to read more. The more a child reads the better he or she becomes at reading. Practicing reading will help improve reading abilities. When I mentioned a big prize they wanted to read more in order to reach the goal that was set for the prize.
This knowledge that I gained will affect my life because it helped me decide that I wanted to go into elementary education. I can use this knowledge in the future to help get children that I am teaching to read more and get their parents involved with reading with them at home. I was unsure what I wanted my career to be and reading with the first graders helped me decide that I wanted to go into

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