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Direct linkLocher, Franziska Maria; Becker, Sarah; Pfost, Maximilian – AERA Open, 2019
In comparison with younger children, older students tend to be less motivated to read. A literature class that fails to motivate students is one aspect that has often been discussed in this regard. Using data from 405 German ninth graders, we examined how students' book reading is related to intrinsic situational and intrinsic habitual reading…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Grade 9, Books, Recreational Reading
Jogie, Melissa R. – Australian Educational Researcher, 2015
As New South Wales (NSW) bids farewell to the 2009-2014 Area of Study concept "Belonging", this article summarises some critical reflections from English teachers on the main pedagogical issues encountered when using prescribed texts to teach "Belonging" to both the Standard and Advanced English courses in contemporary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Learner Engagement
Laurel Taylor – English Journal, 2016
This article discusses one teacher's efforts to give their students a mentor text for a persuasive, research-based writing project. The author's shift from assigning predominantly fiction to focusing more on nonfiction came as a result of their efforts to help their students move from students' current writing style -- that of a five-paragraph…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Nonfiction, Mentors, Books
Bone, Erin K.; Bouck, Emily C. – Preventing School Failure, 2017
As students progress through school they spend more time reading to obtain information. Reading to learn can be a struggle for any student, but it tends to be a bigger obstacle for students with disabilities. Using text-to-speech applications and extensions is one way to assist students with disabilities who struggle to independently complete…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Special Needs Students, Assistive Technology, Literacy
Isero, 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
Schmidt, Catarina – Education Inquiry, 2013
This article focuses on the question of access and design in literacy education. Drawing on an ethnographical study, two children's experiences of texts1 and socialisation in relation to literacy are mirrored through the Four Resources Model (Luke & Freebody, 1999). What does access and design mean in relation to this model and how is it…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Access to Information, Textbooks, Middle School Students
