Emotions and Motivation - 1 © ANDREW P. JOHNSON, PH.D. EMOTIONS, motivation, AND READING By Andrew P. Johnson, Ph.D. Minnesota State University, Mankato andrew.johnson@mnsu.edu www.OPDT-Johnson.com This is an excerpt from my book: 10 Essential Instructional Elements For Students With Reading Difficulties: A Brain-Friendly Approach (2016), published by Corwin Publishers http://www.corwin.com/books/Book244310?siteId=corwin- press&subject=C00&qsupld=false&productType=&q=johnson&fs=1 Mini-Lectures Related to Emotions and Learning to Read Affect: Emotions and Motivation for Reading https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=T8SKrjZSlXY Impact of Emotions on Learning to Read: Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9h1vk-_egc Impact of Emotions on Learning to Read: Evolutionary Perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVqXZhAZ3eU Emotional Influences on Cognitive Functioning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpd-VlDN9vA Emotions: Roots of Resilience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqKOb0YOk9g Emotions: Value Expectancy Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSU9iImZlQI Motivating Students to Read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ0CogMftGI “Welcome to school Billy! Are you ready for another day of failing? Excellent!! At 9:00 you’ll fail at reading. At 10:30 you’ll fail at language arts. At 11:00 you’ll fail at social studies, and at noon you’ll hit a kid on the playground who teases you about failing and then spent the afternoon in the principal’s office.” Emotions and their derivative, motivation, are perhaps the most significant variables when working with any student, but especially students with reading difficulties, yet they seem to be given the least amount of attention.