One of my goals that I am making as a preservice teacher is to keep up with the latest novels read by young adults. I want to be the teacher who is up to date on what students are interested in for many reasons. Books can be entertaining or they can help people to deal with a difficult situation and as most know, high school can be rough for a lot of teens.
To help me keep up with the latest books that tweens and teens are reading I plan on using goodreads. If you don't know what goodreads is, it is a website that you can create a free account to which allows you to mark, rate, and comment on books you have read. The site also allows you to connect with other users, recommend books to others, share favorite quotes, read an overview of other books, and create lists of read, going to read, and currently reading. It is a site that I would recommend for anyone to use no matter what age because it is a great way to keep track of books that have been read or get ideas of what to read next.
I can see goodreads as being a good tool for the classroom, especially for the students who really enjoy reading. If you are interested in checking it out yourself I have created a link to the homepage for the website above. I hope you find it as beneficial as I have.
I love goodreads! I'm so glad that you brought up the importance of connecting students' literary interests out of school. That is one way to bridge the gap between educator and student by inspiring out of school reading and promoting conversation about literature, even if they are works of fiction.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy finding books to read myself, thanks for introducing a new and helpful site in that respect. It looks to be a good match for any student who enjoys literature.
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