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Ruth Boyask; Jayne Jackson; John Milne; Celeste Harrington; Robyn May – Language and Education, 2024
Reading is one of many things vying for young people's attention. In the case of volitional reading, young people between 8 and 15 are following trends of less enjoyment of reading and declining time spent reading. There are complex explanations for patterns of decline in their volitional reading related to how choice is afforded within social and…
Descriptors: Reading, Literature Appreciation, Early Adolescents, Adolescents
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Parkhill, Faye Fiona; Fletcher, Jo Florence; Greenwood, Janinka; Grimley, Michael; Bridges, Sue – Education 3-13, 2013
Research indicates that as students move through the school system, many begin to experience difficulties with reading. With this mind, this study explored current practices and perceptions about reading programmes for 11-13-year-old students in New Zealand schools. The study employed an online survey designed to investigate current reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students