[Fiction Express] How to Develop the Reading Habit

Encouraging the reading habit is essential to improving students’ reading comprehension.

🔗 [Download: How to Develop the Reading Habit- Spanish version]

📚 Why is the reading habit important?

Reading not only improves comprehension and academic performance but also enhances emotional, social, and cognitive skills. Developing a reading habit means building a routine with a clear reward: enjoying reading, discovering stories, and learning.

🌀 How does the habit cycle work?

The creation of a reading habit follows three stages:

Cue – The trigger that sparks the desire to read.
Routine – The action: reading a chapter, joining the forum, doing the quiz.
Reward – The satisfaction of influencing the story, receiving feedback, or being recognised.

🧩 How does Fiction Express help?

Fiction Express shortens the time it takes to experience the “reward” of reading by offering:

📖 Weekly chapters that are short, exciting, and varied.
🗳️ Story voting: students decide how the story continues.
💬 Forum with the author to share thoughts, questions, or ideas.
🧠 Comprehension quiz with instant results.
🎯 Competency-based resources to support language skills.
📊 Tracking panel for teachers and students, with gamified progress tools.

🎯 Goals of the methodology

Promote reading for pleasure.
Improve reading comprehension.
Build a motivational routine.
Personalise the reading experience.
Enable real-time progress tracking.

✅ Benefits in the classroom

Level-adjusted reading, at each student’s own pace.
Active student participation and ownership of the reading process.
Ongoing motivation through interactivity.
360º assessment: both teacher and student can track progress.
Original, age-appropriate books that reflect real-life situations.

💡 Tip: Involve your class in voting, open group discussions, and use the forum to make students feel part of the story. Reading becomes a shared adventure!