Fostering a Reading Culture in Schools
How Do I Foster a Reading Culture at My Current School? Hmm...well, I think I need to look at what I have experienced in the past and what other schools have done to achieve encourage and foster a reading culture. At previous high schools I've worked at, the Teacher-Librarian (TL) implemented DEAR time ( D rop E verything A nd R ead) two to three times per week for twenty minutes . At the elementary level, DEAR time was implemented daily for twenty minutes. At both levels, this was a school-wide event where both students and staff participated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGH9x4phuVs Some other ways to foster a reading culture that I had experience at the high school level include the implementation of book clubs and book critics. The book clubs were created for both teachers and students. In high schools, book critics would review a book they had just finished...