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Maggie Hoddinott – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study explores the relationship between features of the books students select for independent reading and their motivation to read. After spending 15 to 20 minutes reading from their self-selected texts, participants (n = 340) completed the Motivation to Read Profile-Revised (MRP-R) (Malloy et al., 2013) and provided information about their…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Student Motivation, Reading Attitudes, Independent Reading
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Konrad, Maggie Hoddinott – Reading Teacher, 2023
This study explores the relationship between the books students select for independent reading and their motivation to read. Instructional recommendations based on key findings are presented. To gather data, study participants completed the Motivation to Read Profile-Revised. They also shared information about the books they had selected for…
Descriptors: Students, Reading Material Selection, Reading Motivation, Recreational Reading
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Lipp, Ellen – CATESOL Journal, 2017
This pilot study examined multilingual university students' willingness to engage in voluntary extensive reading (ER) of books after they received training. The research questions were whether training appeared to promote self-efficacy, motivation for the task, use of metacognitive strategies, and independent reading. University freshmen in an ESL…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Reading Strategies, Multilingualism, Student Attitudes
Caloia, Rachel A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Four case studies informed by phenomenology were conducted using classroom observations and interviews with children, parents, and teachers to explore how children experienced the phenomenon of learning to read in one first-grade classroom defined by RTI policy. Charmaz's (2006) grounded coding model involving initial, focused, and theoretical…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Student Experience
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Kelley, Michelle J.; Clausen-Grace, Nicki – Reading Teacher, 2009
The authors provide teachers with a rationale for engaging students in independent reading using a differentiated approach. By profiling types of readers, sharing observational tools, and offering teaching suggestions for each type of reader the authors give practical suggestions to facilitate reading engagement and make independent reading more…
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Reading Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation
Barone, Diane M. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Many reading programs today overlook an essential component of literacy instruction--helping children develop an enduring love of reading. This authoritative and accessible guide provides a wealth of ideas for incorporating high-quality children's books of all kinds into K-6 classrooms. Numerous practical strategies are presented for engaging…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Independent Reading, Reading Programs