TYPES OF BOOK THAT MOTIVATE 4-7, 7-9, AND 9-12 YEARS OLD.

BOOKS FOR 4-7 YEAR OLD

How Are Things Made? Bicycle Book Chocolate Football Pencil The materials used to make these things come from countries far apart. Its amazing how many everyday things are also manufactured thousands of miles away. Heinemann Library, 2005

Material Detectives Lets look at... Marbles a Comic Book a Frisbee a Garden a Knife and Fork Pebbles a Puddle a Sports Bat These books tell you what things are made of and why. They make you look closely at everyday objects in a new way. Raintree, 2006

Living in Space This book was fun to write! It tells you what its like to eat, wash and move about when everything can float. Rigby, 2006

My World of Science Bendy and Rigid Heavy and Light Living and Non-living Shiny and Dull Forces and Motion Hot and Cold Magnets Water You can learn a lot of science by looking at everyday objects and situations. This major series has 21 titles too many to list them all! Heinemann Library, 2003 & 2004

BOOKS FOR 7-13 YEARS OLD

Mythic Heroes This is a fun book! It tells the stories of Hercules, Odysseus, King Arthur and other heroes of old. I enjoyed reading original texts to get the details of the stories right. Ginn, 2006

Space Station Accident on Mir

The true story of how British-born NASA astronaut Mike Foale helped to save the space station Mir from certain disaster. Dorling Kindersley, 2003

Fusion

The Life and Times of a Drop of Water The Day the Sun Went Out Alien Neighbours? These books are something new they look at science from an exciting and unusual point of view. The series was short-listed for the 2006 Educational Resources Award. Raintree, 2006

Extreme Survival
Deserts Mountains Space Deserts and mountains appeal to me because they are wild and hostile. It is amazing how different plants and animals survive here and people too! People can even survive in space where, as far as we know, no other life exists. Chrysalis, 2003

WHAT ROLE DO PARENTS AND TEACHERS PLAY IN MOTIVATING OR DEMOTIVATING READING AMONG YOUNG LEARNERS?
Parents and teachers play important roles in motivating reading among young learners

Strategies of parents motivating their children to read

Availability of books Buy books which are appropriate to the childrens age. Set up a small library at home to develop their interest in reading. Put books in the bookshelf which is easy to be accessible by the children.

Use flashcards to introduce vocabularies to them. Play matching games of letters with them. Introduce simple book. Introduce reading activities such as storytelling. Develop their interest and hobbies.

Strategies of teachers motivating their children to read

Use extrinsic motivation such as rewards. Make learning visual. Make them to participate in classs activities. Provide enough care to them. Use positive emotion to teach them. Teach inductively. Satisfy their basic needs.

WHAT ROLE DO PARENTS AND TEACHERS PLAY IN MOTIVATING OR DEMOTIVATING READING AMONG YOUNG LEARNERS?
Parents and teachers play important roles in motivating reading among young learners

Strategies of parents motivating their children to read

Availability of books Buy books which are appropriate to the childrens age. Set up a small library at home to develop their interest in reading. Put books in the bookshelf which is easy to be accessible by the children.

Use flashcards to introduce vocabularies to them. Play matching games of letters with them. Introduce simple book. Introduce reading activities such as storytelling. Develop their interest and hobbies.

Strategies of teachers motivating their children to read

Use extrinsic motivation such as rewards. Make learning visual. Make them to participate in classs activities. Provide enough care to them. Use positive emotion to teach them. Teach inductively. Satisfy their basic needs.

What role do siblings and parents play in motivating or demotivating reading among young learners?

Strategies of parents motivating their children to read