How to Motivate Students to Love Reading

There are 10 ways that let you know how to motivate students to love reading:
Let students see you read: In order to encourage students to read then you should make sure that you read in front of them. For example while they are reading silent then you instead of grading their exams you can read a book, you can share the ideas in the book with them. Also you can tell them that you cannot wait to read before you go to bed.

Allow students to read the whole book before discussing it: If you discuss the book directly without giving opportunity to the students to read or if you always talk about the plot, setting or style then in this way you are taking all the fun and pleasure out of the story.

Invite a local author to class: In order to encourage students to love reading then you can invite a local author to your classroom to discuss their book. So here the students will love reading and maybe they will start love to be an author someday.

Teach students reading strategies: Some students feel that reading is hard so they avoid it. Our role as teachers to help the students know the strategies of teaching that let him feel confident and read fluently.

Set up a book club: Making book club or reading groups is very effective in let the students be able to share their thoughts. This will make the reading enjoyable and it enhances their comprehension skills.

Let students choose their own book: You should let the student choose the topic that he/she likes because if he/she likes the topic then he /she will love to read.

Use technology to create an e-book: Technology is the best way to encourage students to read because they are very interested in technology. So we can tell them that they can download an application that allow them to write their own book and share it with their friends.

Introduce students to a book series: There should be a book series for everyone. All you have to do is to find out what your students love and get them to read the first selection. Once they take the attractive idea then they will start to complete reading to know what will happen next.

Allow students to dislike books: Let the students say that this book they don't like it and you shouldn't let them read only what you like.

Help students see the importance of reading: For example if you give them a topic about how to live a longer life then this will encourage them to read more and let them know that reading is very important.