Survey of reading interests of middle and high school students in the Ulyanovsk region as an effective tool for the formation of motivation to read

The article deals with the main aspects of schoolchildren's reading in order to form a new approach in the field of motivation to read in the conditions of modern FGOS. The object of the study was the reading culture and motivation for reading of students from grades 5 to 11. The main research methods were questionnaires and analysis of the results obtained. The analysis of the survey results allowed us to establish the following: reading retains its importance and relevance for the younger generation. At the same time, it is necessary to note a number of important trends that are of great importance in the context of studying the processes of formation of motivation to read Among the identified trends: changes in the frequency and duration of reading, changes in genre preferences towards mass literature, the tendency of respondents to study works in short or adapted versions, the limitation of extracurricular reading to works subjectively interesting to schoolchildren. One of the key problems of the study was the question of the sincerity of the respondents. The results of the study can be applied in the process of literary education of schoolchildren in the formation of internal motivation to read. In addition, the presented questionnaire model can be used to form a reading environment in specific educational conditions, both in the above and in a modified form.