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Dawan Coombs – English Journal, 2020
Research demonstrates that intrinsic motivation "drives students' amount of reading" and that students who read for pleasure, to explore topics they care about, and for interest "read a lot and achieve greatly" (Guthrie 2). As teachers incline their pedagogy to student interests, ownership, self- efficacy, social interaction,…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Student Interests, Self Concept, Team Sports
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Moss, Barbara; Lapp, Diane; O'Shea, Mary – English Journal, 2011
One of the most persistent challenges facing teachers is the need to provide effective literacy instruction for adolescent English language learners (ELLs). The literacy crisis for these students is a compelling one; only 4% of eighth-grade ELLs scored at the proficient or advanced level on the reading portion of the 2005 National Assessment for…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Second Language Learning, Literacy Education, English (Second Language)