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ERIC Number: EJ981718
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-127X
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How Physical Education Teachers Can Help Encourage Students to Read
Richardson, Maurine; Richardson, James; Sacks, Mary Kathleen
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v77 n7 p60-62 Mar 2012
The pressure to ensure that all children learn to read and become lifelong readers has never been as strong at it is now. For this to become a reality for all students, including those that are not motivated to read, teachers must use any and all appropriate strategies. With this in mind, literacy teachers should enlist assistance from other teachers, including in particular the physical education teacher/coach. The role of guest reader is an ideal way to include the physical education teacher/coach in the literacy classroom. This teacher has high visibility in the school--all students know the physical education teacher/coach even if they have not had him or her as a teacher. Often, literacy teachers are female, so there is particular value in inviting a male coach to read in the classroom. Many struggling readers are boys who think that "men do not read books" or "it's a girl thing." It is important for them to see a man reading. Female physical education teachers/coaches should also be invited to read to the class, since girls need good literacy role models as well. Members of high school athletic teams can also be invited to read to students. This article provides several recommendations on how physical education teachers can effectively encourage students to read.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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