‘It's Been Quite Surprising to See Them Actually Reading’: What Motivates ‘Developing’ Readers in an English Inner‐City Class to Read for Pleasure?
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| contents | ‘It's Been Quite Surprising to See Them Actually Reading’: What Motivates ‘Developing’ Readers in an English Inner‐City Class to Read for Pleasure? Leah Dowty Literacy ABSTRACT This explanatory case study examines the motivational factors that support ‘struggling’ or ‘developing’ readers (aged 8 and 9) to read for pleasure within a single class in an inner‐city English primary school. Previous research has found that children with weaker reading proficiency frequently exhibit lower motivation to read, which then further inhibits both their proficiency and self‐concept as a reader. Although there is much research relating to reading for pleasure and poor reading motivation of weaker readers, there is a need for research relating directly to examining lower attaining readers who do read for pleasure. This paper seeks to explore and understand the factors that contribute to positive attitudes and motivations for children who exhibit volitional reading behaviours. In this study, two focus groups ( n = 9) of ‘developing’ readers and the class teacher were interviewed. This class was chosen as a research focus as the school had identified it as having ‘developing’ readers with established positive reading identities. A reflexive thematic analysis was conducted to identify the motivational factors that supported reading for pleasure, and five themes were established relating to text types, reading success, peer influencers, time and read‐aloud opportunities. This paper discusses the five themes in detail and provides further considerations for how to best support ‘developing’ readers to read for pleasure. 10.1111/lit.70039 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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| spellingShingle | ‘It's Been Quite Surprising to See Them Actually Reading’: What Motivates ‘Developing’ Readers in an English Inner‐City Class to Read for Pleasure? Leah Dowty Literacy ‘It's Been Quite Surprising to See Them Actually Reading’: What Motivates ‘Developing’ Readers in an English Inner‐City Class to Read for Pleasure? Leah Dowty Literacy ABSTRACT This explanatory case study examines the motivational factors that support ‘struggling’ or ‘developing’ readers (aged 8 and 9) to read for pleasure within a single class in an inner‐city English primary school. Previous research has found that children with weaker reading proficiency frequently exhibit lower motivation to read, which then further inhibits both their proficiency and self‐concept as a reader. Although there is much research relating to reading for pleasure and poor reading motivation of weaker readers, there is a need for research relating directly to examining lower attaining readers who do read for pleasure. This paper seeks to explore and understand the factors that contribute to positive attitudes and motivations for children who exhibit volitional reading behaviours. In this study, two focus groups ( n = 9) of ‘developing’ readers and the class teacher were interviewed. This class was chosen as a research focus as the school had identified it as having ‘developing’ readers with established positive reading identities. A reflexive thematic analysis was conducted to identify the motivational factors that supported reading for pleasure, and five themes were established relating to text types, reading success, peer influencers, time and read‐aloud opportunities. This paper discusses the five themes in detail and provides further considerations for how to best support ‘developing’ readers to read for pleasure. 10.1111/lit.70039 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| title | ‘It's Been Quite Surprising to See Them Actually Reading’: What Motivates ‘Developing’ Readers in an English Inner‐City Class to Read for Pleasure? |
| topic | Literacy |
| url | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/lit.70039 |