Determines the relationship between attitude and reading behavior in adults. Finds that adults with positive attitudes toward reading spend more time in daily reading and read a wider variety of materials than do adults with negative attitudes. (MG)

Examines the relationship between pre-service teacher attitudes toward reading and the number of reading methods and other reading- and language-related courses they have taken. Finds pre-service teachers possess only moderately positive attitudes about reading. Finds no relationship between reading attitude and the number of courses taken. (RS)

A study investigated what adults think about the nature of changes in reading ability across the life span. Subjects, 121 undergraduate students at two major midwestern universities and 24 non-faculty employees at one of these schools, were asked to list five or more skills which they thought were important for being a good reader at four…