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Direct linkIsero, Mark – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
This author describes a reading project using Kindles that was designed to increase the reading habits of 9th graders. With a selection of 500 titles for classroom usage, students were encouraged to read any book they chose--in addition to those required for their school term. Isero states that, in the past, many of his students would not risk…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Habits, Books, Handheld Devices
Wolk, Steven – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
The reading students are required to do for school bears little semblance to the reading they do outside of school. Students today are reading the same texts in school that students read a generation ago, but the varieties of text used outside of school are much different. One result is that many students are unmotivated to become readers.…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Reading Material Selection, Reading Motivation, Relevance (Education)
