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Choosing Books and Reading Materials Handout

When choosing books and reading materials for students, several factors should be considered: 1. Students' reading levels, interests, backgrounds, previous reading experiences, and aspirations. 2. The physical characteristics of the book, including the characters, appearance, author, content, and genre. Mystery, adventure, humor, suspense, science fiction and nonfiction topics like biography and science tend to interest students. 3. The cultural and linguistic background of the learners, their literary proficiency, and background according to research by Lazar. Additional factors identified by Coser include matching the text to students' interests and abilities and including a variety of genres.

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Choosing Books and Reading Materials Handout

When choosing books and reading materials for students, several factors should be considered: 1. Students' reading levels, interests, backgrounds, previous reading experiences, and aspirations. 2. The physical characteristics of the book, including the characters, appearance, author, content, and genre. Mystery, adventure, humor, suspense, science fiction and nonfiction topics like biography and science tend to interest students. 3. The cultural and linguistic background of the learners, their literary proficiency, and background according to research by Lazar. Additional factors identified by Coser include matching the text to students' interests and abilities and including a variety of genres.

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CHOOSING BOOKS AND READING MATERIALS

 Reading materials will not only promote student learning and engagement, but also help
students find enjoyment in reading.
FACTORS TO CONSIDER (in choosing books and reading materials)
• reading levels
• interests
• backgrounds
• previous experiences with reading
• aspirations
• Fears

FACTORS IN BOOK SELECTION


 PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
 CHARACTERIZATION- Students usually like characters who acted as they did.
 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS- Attractive books spark children's curiosity.
 AUTHOR IMPACT - Some students select books written by their favorite author.
Familiarity with an author influences students who read for pleasure.
 CONTENT - Content appears to hold value and engage young readers read about
special interests that spark their attention.
 GENRE - Mystery and adventure are two genres that children rate highly. They
value other genres as well, such as Humor, suspense, Science fiction, and thriller.
Romance is a genre of literature that students find interesting, however, this
romance should be both appropriate and engaging for students. Nonfiction is
interesting for students who want to know how something works. Most often,
the nonfiction categories selected by children are biography and science.

3 things to be taken into consideration while selecting the literary materials by Lazar (1993)
1. learners’ cultural background
2. learners’ linguistic proficiency
3. learners’ literary background

Important Issues while Selecting the Materials by Coser (2011)


• Literary text should capture the students’ interest
• Literary text should be suitable for the intended level, age group, interests, cultural
background
• A variety of genres and styles should be taken into consideration
• Text should fulfill teacher’s literary objectives.

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