ABSTRACT

The implication of this present chapter can be summed up in very few words. The primary role of reading teachers is to ensure that children have adequate demonstrations ofwritten language being used for meaningful purposes and to help children to fulfill such purposes themselves. Where children see little relevance in reading, then teachers must show that reading is worthwhile. Where children find little interest in reading, then teachers must create interesting situations. No one ever taught reading to a child who wasn't interested in reading, and interest can't be demanded. Teachers must themselves be conspicuous users of written language. What applies to children applies also to older students, and to adults.