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Chen, Su-Yen; Chang, Hsing-Yu; Yang, Shih Ruey – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
The linkage between reading for pleasure and language ability has been well established, but the relationship between content-based recreational reading and academic achievement in various subject areas has rarely been explored. To investigate whether reading literature, social studies, and science trade books for pleasure is related to students'…
Descriptors: Recreational Reading, Academic Achievement, Social Studies, Sciences
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Rodriguez, Terri L. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2015
This study investigates the experiences of one secondary preservice English teacher facilitating an out-of-school e-book club with urban youth while enrolled in a required course entitled Content Area Reading. Data were generated through field notes, interviews, course assignments, and book club artifacts and narratively analyzed using holistic…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Secondary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, English Teachers
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Amaral, Katie E.; Shibley, Ivan A., Jr. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
Assigning a popular nonfiction book as a supplemental text in organic chemistry can help students learn valuable skills. An analysis of student feedback on assignments related to a nonfiction book in two different organic courses revealed that students applied the information from the book, improved their communication skills, and were more…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Books, Organic Chemistry, Content Area Reading
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Johnson, Robin D., Ed.; Araujo, Juan J., Ed.; Cossa, Nedra, Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2017
The theme for the 60th annual conference of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER) was Literacy: The Critical Role of Teacher Knowledge. This Yearbook provides a snapshot of the highlights of the meeting and sampling of some of the proceedings. The focus is on three questions surrounding the conference theme: (1) What do…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Literacy, Reading Teachers, Researchers