"I hate reading." "Reading is boring." How many times have you heard this?
I would bet at least once a day. Motivating middle students to read is a challenge.
I strongly believe when students have a choice in what they read, motivation to read
increases. It is important to find out what your students are interested in. Once
you know their interests, then you can steer them towards books they will enjoy.

Related Links

The Reading Page
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/tips/readingpage/motivation.html

This page has a list of several sites for motivating young adults to read for fun.

Reading Is Fundamental
http://www.rif.org/educators/advicetips/browse.mspx

This site offers information about family involvement, struggling readers, motivation and much more.

Young Adult Literature Resources
http://richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/youngadultreadingres.htm

The site includes lists of several websites focusing on young adult literature.
Not only are these sites great for teachers, students may find them helpful as well.

Reading Inventory
Click here  for a reading inventory for students.

Motivating students to read
Click here  for a power point presentation on reading genres.