Shared Reading Article

I read the shared reading article on BlackBoard I think it was pretty interesting and I agreed with mostly all of what it said. The goal of shared reading is to allow students positive reading experiences with books as well as to introduce them to different types of literature and authors. Shared reading shouldn't be teacher centered but rather made up of contributions from both the student and teacher. It is not shared reading if the the students aren't actively involved in the reading process.
As soon as children are introduced to books they want to learn how to read independently. It is only when they have difficulties with the subject that they sometimes become less interested in learning to read.
It is also important as the article said to have a variety of books available and encourage the students to have favorite books that can be read multiple times. Personally I think the classroom library is the most important part of the classroom. Having a classroom library with a mixture of good books motivates students and encourages them not only to read but to want to read.