Kletzien and Dreher (2004) discuss
the notion of “information readers.”
These children find it more compelling
to read informational texts than
stories. “Informational text has motivating
potential because children are
curious about their world. Children
who are interested in a particular
topic are motivated to read about it in
informational text” (Kletzien & Dreher
2004, 6). I saw this curiosity flourish
and motivate several of the children
to read, children who otherwise would
have resisted independent reading
Monitoring the topics the children
chose also provided me with information
about what their interests were,
and I was able to recommend other
books on the same topics to these
children to keep them reading.