How to promote extensive reading?

How to Promote Extensive Reading?

        Nowadays, it is hard to find people who read a lot without being required to. In many schools, Students read because their teacher asks them to read. Do some of them read a great deal at home? Maybe YES but most of them don’t do it. Would Students be interested in reading something in a language that they are still learning? I don’t think so. In my life I have seen that reading is not the best hobby. Here is where the teacher has to act. To promote and get students interested in reading, It is advisable that He/She:

-Be a role model: What happens if your parents don’t behave correctly as they tell you to do? Nothing positive happens. You just don’t feel like doing it. The same thing happens in reading, if your teacher doesn’t read much, you won’t be motivated to do it. What if your teacher tells you that he has read many books articles, magazines, newspapers, etc and then shows what she has learned by doing it; Students will be more encouraged. Students will want to be like the teacher. There was a time when I saw my friend translate paragraphs from English to Spanish. At that time I said to myself “IF HE CAN DO IT, I WLL BE ABLE TO DO IT” Since then reading English Grammar books was my hobby.

-Remind students that understanding every single word in the reading is no the aim, but getting the general understanding.

-Allow students to the book which they are interested in: The book have to depend on the student level in the language. It is important that there not be much follow discussion or work in class about the reading because they are reading for pleasure; it shouldn’t be an obligation for students. What would happen if they feel like they don’t understand or enjoy? They would feel frustrated. For this reason, the teacher can allow the student to choose another book.

-Try to find a successful start: Once they manage to read successfully, they will feel more comfortable. Therefore, they will try to repeat it again. To do this, teacher can give students a pile of easier books to read.

-Highlight the benefits of this kind of reading: This way, they will know why they are going to do it. This will be a motivation to do it.