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Direct linkWalker, April; Bower, Janessa; Kettler, Todd – Gifted Child Today, 2021
Despite dedication of tremendous resources to developing literary proficiencies, advanced readers may remain an underserved and understudied population. This qualitative study included nine preadolescent participants aged 10-12 years who demonstrated reading comprehension abilities within the top 10% on a national normed achievement battery. The…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Motivation
Lewis, Mark A.; Zisselsberger, Margarita Gómez – Reading Research Quarterly, 2019
The authors illustrate ways that diverse linguistic repertoires were constrained within a set of classroom book club discussions among sixth-grade students and their teachers in a public school setting. The study took place in a U.S. Mountain West middle school with a majority population of Latinx students, many of whom were emerging bilinguals…
Descriptors: Books, Clubs, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Bilingualism
Brown, H. Quincy – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2016
Nationwide, the increasing popularity of e-books is undeniable; sales of e-books increased an astounding 4,456% over a 5-year period. Researchers, Miranda, Johnson, and Rossi-Williams, determined that e-readers have a positive impact on students' desire to read. This study attempted to determine if the use of institution issued e-readers would…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Handheld Devices, Electronic Publishing, Books
Barry, Arlene L. – Reading Horizons, 2013
In order to identify materials that would encourage urban eighth graders to read, the authors asked students about the importance they placed on reading, about their own reading abilities, and the role of race and genre in their book choice. On the basis of subscale scores from the "Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile Reading Survey"…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Preferences, Urban Schools, Middle School Students
Howard, Rachael M. – Reading Improvement, 2012
This research investigated reading support and book preferences of fourth grade English language learners (ELLs) who were struggling readers. This qualitative research focused on three case studies. Interviews were conducted to explore ELLs' perceptions on reading motivation, reading programs, and types of support they received. Descriptions of…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Novels
Download full textBeust, Nora E. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1940
The importance of reading in the lives of children demands that teachers, librarians, and parents give careful attention to the selection of books from which children may make their choices. The purpose of this bibliography is to acquaint adults and children with the wide range of interesting subjects and readable styles of literature which are…
Descriptors: Educational History, Childrens Literature, Instructional Materials, Public Libraries
