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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1986
Compiled by teachers, administrators, curriculum planners, and librarians, this list is intended to help local level curriculum planners and teachers select books for their reading programs and evaluate their literature programs, and to encourage students to read by improving their reading attitudes. To accommodate a variety of tastes, abilities,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Wigfield, Allan; Asher, Steven R. – 1983
Race and socioeconomic class differences in children's reading performance are influenced by social and motivational factors. For example, children from poverty backgrounds are more likely to attribute success to conditions outside personal control, and thus do not experience as much pride in achievement as middle class students who have learned…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Racial Differences
Matheny, Constance; Lockledge, Ann – 1986
Case study research of adult lifelong readers' key experiences reveals that some of the crucial events resulting in love of reading took place prior to formal literature instruction. Results of interviews with about 60 adult readers of all ages--some of whom choose to read fiction, some of whom do not--indicate reasons readers give for their…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Change, Family Influence, Literature Appreciation
Block, Cathy Collins, Ed.; Pressley, Michael, Ed. – 2002
Noting that comprehension instruction is widely recognized as an essential component of developing students' pleasure and profit from reading, this book presents 25 essays on comprehension instruction that summarize current research and provide best-practice guidelines for teachers and teacher educators. Each chapter in the book presents key…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Metacognition
Sifontes, Aida I.; Baez, Dodie – 2002
This presentation describes how to use reading to improve second language acquisition. Part 1, "Building Awareness of Reading Habits and Attitudes," has students report their habits and attitudes about reading in English and their native language and recognize the importance of reading for improving English skills. Part 2, "Choosing a Book," has…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, English (Second Language), Journal Writing, Reading Attitudes
Woods, Mary Lynn; Moe, Alden J. – 1995
This book presents three narrative forms and two expository forms of an analytical reading inventory (ARI) that evaluates the processing strategies readers use as they read. Designed to be used as an individual analysis, the ARI presented in the book can help identify the reader's general level of word recognition; word recognition strengths and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Informal Reading Inventories
Dunne, Jane G.; McGrath, Mary R. – 1985
Acknowledging children's need for informal conversation, the staff of an eastern elementary school began a reading incentive program to encourage children to read for fun and to increase their leisure by providing a listening ear while they told someone about the books they had read. Adult volunteers were recruited to listen to children's…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Minority Group Children
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Matthews, Charles E. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Argues that reading aloud to teenagers can provide some of the same benefits that lap reading gives to younger children. (FL)
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Oral Reading, Parent Role, Reading Aloud to Others
Rogers, Sheri Everts; Danielson, Kathy Everts – 1996
Suggesting that portfolios can be used much more effectively if teachers have firsthand experience documenting themselves as readers and writers, this book describes the process of keeping a portfolio, discusses how to get started and what artifacts to include, and offers examples as departure points for teachers to begin making sense of their own…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Listening
Cramer, Eugene H., Ed.; Castle, Marrietta, Ed. – 1994
Representing current thinking about a wide range of issues related to reading motivation, this book offers a look at how to create classroom cultures that foster in students the love of reading. The book is about teachers and the critical role they play in helping children develop into motivated, active, engaged readers who read both for pleasure…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response
Ediger, Marlow – 1992
What can parents do to guide pupils to achieve well in reading? Parents may look at and discuss picture books with their preschool and kindergarten age children, without pressing them to read. School or public libraries are good sources of free reading materials. Parents must take ample time to read for themselves at home, thus modelling enjoyment…
Descriptors: Parent Student Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Preschool Education, Primary Education
Johns, Jerry L.; And Others – 1991
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans offers practical suggestions to help elementary school students discover the fun involved in becoming and being literate. The 40 lesson plans in the book are divided into sections entitled "Classroom Reading Strategies and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Howell, Helen – 1985
Many gifted children enter kindergarten already reading and in need of reading instruction that is different from the regular program. A reading program for gifted youngsters that is literature-based will help develop comprehension skills at the highest cognitive levels and will also foster the desire to read. Beginning with the interpretation of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Childrens Literature, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Topping, Keith, Ed.; Wolfendale, Sheila, Ed. – 1985
Noting recent research showing the considerable benefit in having carefully structured systems for parental involvement in reading, this book presents a review of past and current successful practices in this field. The chapters in the first part of the book discuss the context of international trends in parents' involvement in their children's…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Family Influence, Parent Child Relationship
Newcastle, Helen; Ward, Barbara – 1985
If reading is to become a lifelong passion, teachers must strive to encourage in students a lifelong interest in reading, and to improve their literature appreciation and critical reading abilities. Research indicates that teachers must enrich the reading curriculum beyond the basic skills program if children are to learn to love to read. Such an…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation
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