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Thursday 9 November 2017

The Value Of Author Visits Assemblies

By Martha Roberts


There is no other known way to involve students in writing, reading and a creative learning process than author lectures. Hiring a credible author who is knowledgeable and has written several reading materials, would be the best way to mentor your students. It is not even the reading materials these authors have written that makes this process meaningful. It is because meeting the experts in person makes this whole writing process, books, and talent, real to students and teachers and easily accessible. This article highlights some benefits of author visits assemblies.

They encourage reading. Most students find reading tiresome and stressful and therefore contributing to their poor class results too. After a mentorship program from an expert, students shed away their old reading habits and becomes serious with eagerness to read more and more materials. They learn that to become a prominent writer, you must develop a reading habit.

They expound the creativity of learners. In every session from a great publisher, many people who were attentive or rather serious, find their voice through creative ideas they learned from the program. Pupils learn to become to become whoever they want to be in future as there are always walls and distractions in which one has to be creative to maneuver.

They also encourage risk-taking. It is a proven fact that when many students write their assignment or exams in school sometimes, they are afraid to do anything extra. This is because they are afraid of being judged and they just do what needs to be done for their grade alone. With motivation from these experts, a student is encouraged to go beyond his limits and take risks in whatever he wants.

They ignite ideas in students and teachers. You will find that most of these prominent writers also have a rough background and struggles too. When a writer narrates his path until where he is now, students familiarize with the situation and realize their capabilities regardless of their background. This is when most people find their skills and hidden talents to do something meaningful in life.

An everyday interaction with teachers makes the students close to them and to develop selective listening since they tend to take teachers as their family. In this case, you will find a teacher explaining the same thing over and over again, but it does not sink in the minds of learners until they hear the same thing from someone different. This can be an expert publisher who validates what the teacher taught them in different terms or actions.

These sessions help form friendships. Interaction with different experts helps boost friendships among students, teachers, and the scribe. When the students socialize with these experts at a personal level, they build good relationships and continue seeking writing guidance from the expert even after the mentorship session. Teachers also become creative and may coach clients of the professional to enhance their creativity.

They motivate writing. Being a writer is a profession just like any other only that one can still become a writer as a part-time work to satisfy his interest. When a scribe presents his tricks and tips to becoming an efficient and prominent writer, many students are left with an urge to try the same. Besides encouraging students to venture into writing, it also motivates teachers to do something else like writing as part-time work following their interest.




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