High School Matters: Fostering Readerly Identities through Choice Reading | Synapse
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.