Metode didactice inovatoare. Atelierul de lectură
Innovative teaching methods. Reading workshop

Summary/Abstract: Reading is one of the most successful methods of shaping the inner self and of broadening the horizons of knowledge, so in order to accomplish its goals, it should be more than just recognizing written words on a page. That is why, in the educational process, reading is a vector that cannot be dismissed. Unfortunately, today there is a dramatic decrease in interest in reading, a reality that should intensify the efforts of those involved in the educational process to reinforce the role of books in the collective mentality. Given that nowadays curricular policies are focused on the continuous improvement of the educational process, the imperative of modern education is to train the students in practical conditions of analysis, interpretation, creation, ensuring their role as explorer, researcher, investigator and creator of new solutions and ideas. So, in the rehabilitation process of reading as an evolving tool, teacher should be open to innovative methods of approach. One of these unconventional „formulas" that facilitate the formative assessment is the reading workshop. The reading workshop implies an informal and relaxed attitude of the participants, encouraging the free exchange of ideas. It is, first of all, a method by which readers come to understand how to relate to the text; it helps them to overcome the surface and to reach a level where reading is a comprehensive instrument which they can use in order to stimulate the thinking process and to engage in higher-order thinking, including the critical one, a level where the reader is able to identify patterns of elements - information, values, assumptions and language usage - throughout the discussion and to connect them in an interpretation, an assertion of an underlying meaning of the text as a whole. It scaffolds students to deeper level of thinking and puts them into a position of ownership of their learning. The reading workshop makes reading a social act, not just an individual process of investigating a fictional universe. It gives the students the opportunity to acquire the significance of the text, revise and evaluate it mainly by open dialogue. Through the use of reading workshop students can learn and develop together, working their way toward turning reading into a rewarding experience. This way, reading is both communication and knowledge, a bivalence with multiple benefits, this innovative teaching method helping students to become lifelong, reflective and responsive readers.

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