Albert Bandura (1986) suggests that motivation (or a lack thereof) is the result of an individual's self-efficacy related to a task. Bandura defines self-efficacy as the beliefs we have about ourselves that cause us to make choices, put forth effort, and persist in the face of difficulty. And for help in the classroom, Bandura notes that one of the most powerful sources of self-efficacy is mastery experience.
The best takeaway for me today would be building on my own self efficacy and believe that I have the potential to be a good reader and use it to motivate my learners. Questions for me to answer are "have I been doing enough reading myself on a regular basis, have I chosen books to read for enjoyment, do I even have favourite books that I could read over again etc".
The day had been really productive in going over the basics which otherwise would have been taken lightly or even ignored by me.
Few things that I would be doing differently with my learners would be:
- doing the same survey as I did to find their voice about reading
- setting up the ground rules as discussed and
- co-constructing a "Good Readers Profile" with my learners.
