"Why should I read?" Can your students answer that question? Do they have trouble seeing the importance that reading may have in their lives? Are they lacking motivation, both in academic and recreational reading? Do you think you can effectively teach reading strategies if students don't understand the benefits of literacy?

Discover a series of forty reproducible, 5- to 20-minute mini-lessons, specifically tailored to help reluctant students understand the importance and relevance of reading in their lives. These easy-to-use motivational lessons serve as weekly reading "boostershots" that help maintain reading enthusiasm in your classroom from September through June. Rather than telling students reading is good for them, the lessons in this book show them the benefits of reading.