How do Primary Teachers Support Reading Motivation in Young Children?

This proposed study seeks to explore reading motivational practices implemented in local, primary (kindergarten-second) classrooms. The purpose for this study is to fill an existing gap in the literature pertaining to reading motivation in the early grades. The recent adoption of the Alabama College and Career Readiness Standards requires even our youngest students to engage with more complex texts across a variety of genres. In order to build stamina with such texts, it seems necessary that reading motivation be generously considered in classroom instructional practices. For this reason, my study will provide local educators and leaders with the valuable data needed for professional development on this topic along with insight into what motivational practices are taking place in primary classrooms.