Encourage students to read with a creative literacy display.
Teachers or reading specialists may set up special displays at school or even in the classroom that encourage students to read. A literacy exhibit showcases classic books or promotes authors, advertising the benefits of being a voracious reader. Make reading fun with creative displays, and you will instill a love of reading in young people.
Superstar Reading Club
Assemble a literacy display in the lobby of your school that promotes a "Superstar Reading Club." The club can be open to all students and involves a contest to see who can read the most books by the end of the school year. The display can feature a sign-up sheet organized by grade level, information on prizes, and a "scoreboard" for the top readers. You can change the scoreboard, which you make out of art paper, as students beat each other in the race throughout the year. Feature the top five readers every month. Interview them about the books they are reading and their favorite book of the month. Attach these interviews and a photo of the students on a board. This will motivate other students, who will want to be featured on the "Superstar Reading Club" board.
Literacy Center
Set up a corner of your classroom as a literacy center. This can be a special area that includes different stations. Ideas include an Alphabet Center, which helps young students learn upper- and lower-case letters, or a Word Study Center that assists students in developing vocabulary, or a Listening Station for students to hear words as they read them, according to Teaching Resource Center.
Great Authors' Display
Set up a "Great Authors" display that features a rotating survey of three or four classic writers who fit the reading level of your students. Include a few authors with writing levels more advanced than your students can understand fully. This challenges and motivates students. Include photos and biographies of the authors. Also, put their books on display on a table near their photo and biographies. If possible, set up a listening station, where students put on headphones and listen to someone reading as they follow along in the book.
