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Gibson, Carol S. Anderson – English Journal, 1987
Provides a list of 118 reasons why the author's students claim they study American literature, including: (1) to broaden their vocabulary, (2) to learn from other people's experiences, and (3) to develop an open mind about different kinds of literature. (JD)
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Reader Response, Reading Attitudes, Secondary Education
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Honeyghan, Glasceta – Florida Reading Quarterly, 1999
Sharing poems that celebrate books and reading throughout the school year can foster enjoyment of poetry as well as appreciation for reading. A variety of easy to read poems exist that vary from old and new, long and short, free-flowing verse and rhymed verse, and for young children as well as older children. Such poems can be read at odd moments…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Poetry, Reading
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Pearson, Sue – British Journal of Special Education, 2003
This article reports on investigations into whether students starting secondary school should, among other adjustments, adapt their concepts of literacy. Interviews with 24 11- and 12-year olds are used to explore their perceptions and expectations concerning their literacy and its ongoing development at this pivotal stage. (Contains four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Literacy Education, Reading Attitudes
Mozombite, Amy – 2003
Middle school students will interact with a variety of different texts to uncover a broader meaning of reading. During the three 50-minute sessions, students will identify different categories of text materials from basic picture books to textbooks; compile a list of strategies and processes needed to read the different types of books; and develop…
Descriptors: Definitions, Lesson Plans, Middle Schools, Reading
Holm, Daniel T. – 1998
Addressing teacher educators, this paper describes the importance of story as a reflective teaching tool, and provides brief annotations of 11 children's picture books (published between 1989 and 1998) which have reading as a critical story element. The children's picture books listed in this paper can be used to assist teachers in analyzing their…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Picture Books
Scales, Alice M.; Biggs, Shirley A. – 1983
The reading habits of 49 elderly adults were surveyed, using the SERA inventory, to examine two hypotheses: there is no difference among elderly adults' perceptions of their reading habits as related to factors of reading skill, preference, physical functioning, attention span/concentration, and emotional well-being, and there are no significant…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Motivation, Needs Assessment, Older Adults
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
To help raise the reading scores and attitudes of selected "at-risk" students from Thomas Jefferson, Springfield Gardens, and Franklin D. Roosevelt High Schools in New York City, a pilot study daily provided students with individual copies of the "New York Daily News" and integrated the use of the paper into regular…
Descriptors: High Schools, Newspapers, Program Evaluation, Reading Achievement
Shaw, Karen – 1983
In his ethnographic study of junior high school literacy activities, David Bloome found support for four theoretical constructs of the student-text interaction: (1) education is a process of cultural transmission; (2) reading is defined in terms of the sociocultural context in which it occurs; (3) the interpretation of behavior and of signs occurs…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cultural Influences, High Schools, Human Posture
Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; Church, Brenda Weible, Ed.; Fawcett, Gay, Ed.; Hendershot, Judith, Ed.; Henry, Justina M., Ed.; Moss, Barbara G., Ed.; Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed.; Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed.; Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed. – 2000
Most educators recognize the importance of home-school connections, especially for the development of engaged and enthusiastic readers. This collection of 33 articles published in "The Reading Teacher" from 1993 to 1999 presents the "best of the best" classroom-tested ideas and approaches for increasing student motivation for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Family School Relationship, Parent Participation
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Williams, Bronwyn T. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2004
In this article, the author advocates the use of literacy narratives--assignments in which students are asked to describe and reflect upon their experiences with reading and writing. Among their other uses, she believes that they provide a sense of students' prior literacy experiences and of their general feelings toward reading and writing, and…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Personal Narratives, Prior Learning, Reading Attitudes
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Winograd, Peter; Greenlee, Marilyn – Educational Leadership, 1986
A balanced approach to reading instruction favors cultivating reading as a strategic activity that requires intentionality, interest, and motivation on the part of the learner. Includes references. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Reading Ability, Reading Attitudes
American School Board Journal, 1985
Seven well-known people describe their early experiences with books and reading and tell how they became avid readers. (MD)
Descriptors: Books, Family Environment, Family Influence, Libraries
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Burgess, Jacqueline – Reading Teacher, 1985
Describes a behavior modification program aimed at encouraging students to increase the frequency of leisure reading done at home. (EL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits, Reading Improvement
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Melvin, Mary P. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Suggest that teachers start the school year,each school day, and each daily reading lesson with reading activities designed to motivate student interest in reading. Offers ideas for use at each of these times. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Attitudes, Reading Improvement
Morrow, Brenda; And Others – Learning, 1995
Creative ways to motivate students to read and report on books include having them retell the stories differently, invent products related to the stories, share snacks like those the characters ate, illustrate action from the story, write imaginary conversations between themselves and the characters, and turn the stories into short skits. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Reading Assignments
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