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How Many of the Them Read?: A
Metacognitive Approach to
Increasing Readership in English 1A
and Beyond
Deciding on This Topic
Commiserated about myriad ways students seemed
unprepared for class
Reading comprehension voted to top of the list
Tried to pinpoint why
Concluded students are distracted outside of class & lack
reading strategies
Student Survey Using Google Forms
What Motivates Students to Read?
55%
61%
67%
48%
06%
14%
7%
Students
respond to
accountabilit
y measures
Reading Preferences
Digital links to webpages vs. pdf version
Students surveyed in Online English were split down
the middle over their preference of hyperlinks to
articles vs. pdf versions.
Many cited a preference for color, graphics, variations
in font as reasons for preferring webpages. Others
cited these same factors as distractions and thus
preferred pdf versions.
Obstacles on the Road to Reading and
Comprehension
How Many Pages?
Consistently
underestimate
how many pages
and how much
time they have to
read each week.
Follow up Survey
Mostly a chance for them to reflect rather than for us
Meta-cognitive
Onus on them
Leads to success in all their college classes
Beyond reading
Post Survey
Assign Readings
Provide and model reading
strategies
See handout
Offer Suggestions for Minimizing
Distractions
See handout
Reintroduce concepts periodically
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How Many of Them Read?

  • 1. How Many of the Them Read?: A Metacognitive Approach to Increasing Readership in English 1A and Beyond
  • 2. Deciding on This Topic Commiserated about myriad ways students seemed unprepared for class Reading comprehension voted to top of the list Tried to pinpoint why Concluded students are distracted outside of class & lack reading strategies
  • 3. Student Survey Using Google Forms
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. What Motivates Students to Read? 55% 61% 67% 48% 06% 14% 7% Students respond to accountabilit y measures
  • 8.
  • 9. Digital links to webpages vs. pdf version Students surveyed in Online English were split down the middle over their preference of hyperlinks to articles vs. pdf versions. Many cited a preference for color, graphics, variations in font as reasons for preferring webpages. Others cited these same factors as distractions and thus preferred pdf versions.
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12. Obstacles on the Road to Reading and Comprehension
  • 13. How Many Pages? Consistently underestimate how many pages and how much time they have to read each week.
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17. Follow up Survey Mostly a chance for them to reflect rather than for us Meta-cognitive Onus on them Leads to success in all their college classes Beyond reading
  • 18. Post Survey Assign Readings Provide and model reading strategies See handout Offer Suggestions for Minimizing Distractions See handout
  • 20. QR Code for Handouts