Textval och lässtrategier i undervisningen : En studie rörande föreställningarom läsvanor ur lärar- och elevperspektiv samt dess inverkan på undervisningen

Sammanfattning: This study concerns choices of texts and reading comprehension strategies in teaching. The purpose of the study is to investigate if and how teachers' perceptions of pupils' reading habits are consistent with the pupils' own beliefs. The purpose is also to investigate if there are any differences in reading habits between pupils with Swedish as their first language and pupils with Swedish as a second language and if this is considered when teachers choose texts and/or work with reading comprehension strategies in teaching. The study is based on qualitative interviews with three active teachers, two of whom are class teachers and one who teaches in Swedish as a second language. The interviews aim at gaining knowledge about how teachers choose texts in teaching, what they base these choices on and how they work with reading strategies. The study is complemented by a student survey to map students' reading habits at home and at school. The questionnaire aims at gaining knowledge from students to see whether teachers 'perceptions about student reading habits are in line with the students' own beliefs. According to my results teachers' perceptions about student reading habits do not always match the perception of the students themselves. Based on the results of this study there are no significant differences made between first and second language students when it comes to choosing texts in the teaching, either based on the reading habits of the students or teachers 'perceptions of students' reading habits. Nor are there any significant differences made in the teaching of reading strategies. On the other hand, teachers make certain adjustments in teaching to give all students the same conditions.