What does this research mean for the field?

Choice reading fosters students' readerly identities and motivation in a high school setting. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The column explores how a teacher uses choice reading to help students develop their readerly identities.

March 7, 2026

High School Matters: Fostering Readerly Identities through Choice Reading

Key Points

The column explores how a teacher uses choice reading to help students develop their readerly identities.
Describes the implementation of a Free-Reading Friday routine
Highlights the motivational strategies used
Explains the impact on student engagement and identity formation
Students become more motivated to read
Improvement in students' feelings towards their reading identities
Observations of increased engagement during reading activities

Abstract

This column examines one veteran teacher’s experience with choice reading and motivating her students to embrace their own identities through her Free-Reading Friday routine.

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