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Peer reviewedDonovan, Ann – Educational Leadership, 1984
Although basic literacy will continue to be necessary for survival, mass communications and information technology are bringing about an inevitable and lamentable decline in reading for pleasure and in the love of literature for its own sake. (TE)
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Library Surveys, Literacy, Literature Appreciation
Download full textApplebee, Arthur N.; And Others – 1988
Describing the characteristics and attitudes of a nationally representative sample of 36,000 students in grades 3, 7, and 11, this report details the specific features of reading instruction, how students approach their reading tasks, student reading experiences, and the home and school supports to academic achievement. The report is based the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Grade 11, Grade 3
