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Direct linkMorris, Rebecca; See, Beng Huat; Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia – Educational Studies, 2023
This paper presents an evaluation of "Literacy for Life" (LfL) -- a whole-school literacy programme, implemented in five secondary schools in England. The aims of LfL were to improve literacy attainment and to promote positive attitudes to reading and writing. However, when compared to other schools, there is little or no evidence that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Secondary Schools
Loh, Chin Ee; Sun, Baoqi; Majid, Shaheen – English in Education, 2020
Research on the gendered reading habits and preferences of boys and girls presents them as very different. This study focuses on the gendered reading habits and preferences of Singapore adolescent students (aged 12 to 17) to examine if such polarity exists in their reading habits. Drawing on survey data from 4830 adolescents in five secondary…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Reading Habits, Adolescents, Preferences
Download full textMunnik, Erica; Smith, Mario – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019
Background: Preparing children for mainstream school occurs in systems that act as an overarching context. The perspectives of stakeholders influence how they prepare children for mainstream education. Aim: The aim of this study was to develop an understanding of the contextual factors that affect school readiness as identified by stakeholders.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10
Olifant, Tilla; Cekiso, Madoda; Rautenbach, Eunice – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2019
Background: Owing to the dearth of reading practices within the South African literacy landscape, many learners neither engage in productive reading habits, nor exhibit a positive attitude towards English First Additional Language (EFAL) reading. Consequently, many learners experience reading challenges, which negatively impact on their academic…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English Teachers, Grade 8, Grade 9
Merga, Margaret Kristin – Australian Journal of Education, 2015
The benefit of recreational book reading is well recognized, however the role of teachers in encouraging recreational reading beyond the primary school years of skill acquisition is not clearly defined. In 2012, the West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading was undertaken in 20 schools in Western Australia. As part of the study, students…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Recreational Reading, Reading Attitudes, Teacher Role
Wilson, Nance S.; Kelley, Michelle J. – Reading Horizons, 2010
This article describes a pilot study conducted with 10 identified avid adolescent readers who completed the Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile (AMRP) (Pitcher, Albright, DeLaney, Walker, Seunarienesingh, & Moggie, 2007) that includes both a survey to determine students' self-concept and value of reading and an interview that sheds light on what…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Attitudes, Misconceptions, Adolescents
