Five(ish) Simple Strategies for Building Reading Stamina Answers May Vary

Do you dread those days when you're expecting your students to read in class? If your students don't like to read: not independently, not collectively, not at all, it's likely they lack reading stamina. They can't stay focused on a text for any length of time, they're easily distracted, and those who are easily distracted distract others. While it may feel like an uphill battle to turn a nonreader into a reader at the high school level, we can make progress by helping them improve their ...