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Download full textRobinson, H. Alan; And Others – 1974
A study of the current expressed reading interests of children in the first two years of school conducted in ten countries--Austria, Canada, England, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Panama, Sweden, and the United States--is reported in this paper. Over 2,000 children drew pictures about what they would best like to read or have read to…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Grade 1, Grade 2
Peer reviewedKitao, Kenji; And Others – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1990
Reports the results of a survey that was conducted to determine the success achieved in increased reading of English associated with the use of graded readers for individualized reading in Japan. Recommendations are suggested for improving the program. (nine references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Independent Reading
