Building Communities of Engaged Readers - 9781138777477

Taylor & Francis

Building Communities of Engaged ReadersReading for pleasure\nAuthor(s): Teresa Cremin, Marilyn Mottram, Fiona M. Collins, Sacha Powell, Kimberly Safford\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138777477, 978-1138777477\nSynopsis\nReading for pleasure urgently requires a higher profile to raise attainment and increase childrens engagement as self-motivated and socially interactive readers. Building Communities of Engaged Readers highlights the concept of Reading Teachers who are not only knowledgeable about texts for children, but are aware of their own reading identities and prepared to share their enthusiasm and understanding of what being a reader means. Sharing the processes of reading with young readers is an innovative approach to developing new generations of readers. Examining the interplay between the will and the skill to read, the book distinctively details a reading for pleasure pedagogy and demonstrates tha.