Trying to convince our students to read can be tricky. We have to compete with the many activities and distractions that take up time in their lives. Sharing the research about why reading is good for them and tips on how to get back into reading can be one way to assist this process. There is plenty of research and information around the benefits of reading, how to select a good book, or make reading a habit, but we need it in easily digestible formats with which students can engage. So, I’ve started to create a range of graphics that do just that – capture the information and present it in easy-to-understand formats. The first graphic I created and shared was on the benefits of reading, the second was finding a good book, the third graphic covered how to make reading a habit, the fourth was a benefits of reading series of 15 graphics that presented each benefit of reading separately. The fifth graphic was Finding Time to Read graphic. This latest instalment is all about the skill of browsing, how we look for and find books.
Browsing
Browsing to find a book to read is a skill and one I’ve noticed not many students have. Many of my students spend their time aimlessly wandering instead of actively looking for a book that will interest them. So, we’ve been working on our browsing skills and I thought creating a graphic to illustrate these skills might help.
The graphic
How to use the graphics
There are lots of ways you can use this graphic. You could print as posters to put up around the library or school or give to teachers to put up in their classroom. The graphic can be added to a presentation, bookmark or shared on social media. You are free to use, edit and share the graphic so long as they are not sold for commercial purposes.
How to access the graphic
You can download the graphic below to use in its original format, in both png and pdf format. PDFs are great for printing, while pngs are suitable for adding to presentations or sharing on social media.
You can also access the editable graphics on Canva. These links will allow you to completely edit the graphics, change the font and colours, add your school branding or change which benefits of reading you want to highlight. Make them your own.
The Benefits of Reading series
- Download the png
- Download the pdf
- Canva editable template link – this has all the graphics within the one document.