Week 1
My family and I migrated to Australia when I was in grade four. When I first started school here I remember being fascinated by the school library. This is because I could not believe that a school library could contain such fun, colourful and interesting books, I was in shocked!
Thus I was always excited to go to the library, more so because we were given the choice to choose our own novels. The first book that grabbed my attention and began my love for reading was a book series called “The Tiara Club”. Each book focuses on a different princess and the stories are told from their perspectives. This book series focuses on teaching readers about good values and attributes to have such as kindness, perseverance and friendship. I loved this series because I enjoyed looking at the illustrations that was in the book because it helped me to imagined the story better.
From my own experience, I understand how important it is to allow students the freedom to explore and choose their own book as that is how we spark their love and joy in reading. Furthermore, it is also beneficial for EAL students because they will be more inclined to practice their literacy skills and read in their own time, outside of school hours if they get pick a book that they are interested in.
