Article Review Using Nooks On Hook Reluctant Readers...

Research Summary Assignment The article titled, Using Nooks to Hook Reluctant Readers by Rebecca Dierking intrigued me to read this article because the title related to both topics for the research assignment. The author shares the research of integrating the Nook into Sustained Silent Reading to motivate reluctant readers to be more involved in the literacy process. Several factors, or threads defined by the author, affecting student engagement evolved from the research. The threads reluctant readers expressed, consisted of convenience, novelty, escape, privacy, and flow through implementing e-readers into the classroom to foster engagement of the reluctant readers through choice and time. Convenience 21st Century learner is naturally interested in technology and they see the e-readers as being more convenient than the traditional text. The reluctant readers expressed several reasons why they were compelled to read using an e-reader versus a traditional text. Students expressed they could change the font and size of the letters. Being able to adjust the light on the e-reader was important to the readers. Students felt more engaged and the e-readers allowed the students to be active readers, rather than just turning a page. The student expressed the importance of having the option of reading several books at one time, without having a backpack full of books, therefore, not taking up a lot of space. However, students also express inconveniences as well, such as