読書実態から考える読書教育の実践

本稿では，全国実施の「学校読書調査」と勤務校での中学一年生対象の「読書実態に関するアンケート」の結果，学校図書館の貸出状況を踏まえ，その問題点として①自分の好きな傾向の本しか読まない。②軽い内容の娯楽的なものしか読まない。③不読者＝貸出数0の割合が全国平均より高い。④個の読書で，独りよがりの読み方，外に広がる読書ではないの４つを挙げた。読書教育の必要性を学習指導要領や行政の取り組みから確認した後，４つの問題点解決のために読書教育の実践とその効果を紹介した。

Research into school reading was conducted nationwide and Hiroshima University Junior High School first-grade students were asked “about the reading reality, questioning,” and the state of lending in a school library. Four problems were identified: (1) The students only read popular books favored by their peers. (2) Entertaining books with light contents were preferred. (3) The percentage of first-grade students at Hiroshima University Junior High School with zero books borrowed from the school library was higher than the national average. (4) Reading was only pursued by individuals, but did not spread to outside activities. Based on the guidelines for teaching guidelines and administrative efforts, the necessity of reading education was confirmed. The practice of reading education and its effects were introduced to solve these four problems.