Teaching Strategy
Read while waiting
(a) Train students to take out a book and read if you are interrupted or delayed on your way to class. When you arrive, reward the ones who have remembered to do this.
(b) Fast Finishers
There are always a few fast finishers! IF their work is neat, correct, and well done, they should take out a book (novel/chapter book) to read. Train your classes to always take out a book to read whenever their work is completed. You can also have a pile of readings related to your subject, magazines for them or even the newspaper.
Provide time at first to train them in this. Give an in-class assignment and then allocate 30 minutes or so to do it, so that every student will have time to finish and then have time to read.
NEVER give more work as a reward/punishment? Reading will benefit all.
An inspirational story - without words
http://www.newsfromanacorn.com/2009/06/a-story-without-words.html
