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| Taylor, J. J. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedChambers, Aidan – Children's Literature in Education, 1975
Examines the results of the Schools Council study in Britain on children's reading habits and interests, concluding that the results need to be acted on if the reading of British children is to be improved. (RB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Reading Habits, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedGoodacre, Elizabeth – Reading, 1984
Reviews studies dealing with dyslexia, reading development, and reading materials and interests. (DF)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedHannabuss, Stuart – Children's Literature in Education, 1977
Surveys what was being read by children in Britain from 1910 to 1950 and what the experts advised teachers, librarians, and children to read. (GT)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedTaylor, J. J. – Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Independent Reading, Literature Appreciation, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedWray, David; Lewis, Maureen – Children's Literature in Education, 1993
Reports on the findings of a survey of over 450 children (ages 7 through 9) in southwest England exploring aspects of their views about and experience of reading. Provides insight into what children read and what influences their choice of reading and response to reading. (HB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHood-Williams, John – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1997
Observes that poststructuralist and earlier sociological accounts of children's literature neglect the relationship between their fantasies and preferred literature. Uses Freudian arguments to study British comics aimed at boys and girls. Suggests a need for descriptive accounts and theoretical work to better understand the hold of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Comics (Publications), Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, Anne – 1982
There is no shortage of surveys on children's and young adults' leisure time reading interests, stretching as far back as 1888 in Great Britain and 1897 in the United States. The most comprehensive research undertaken in Great Britain was a study conducted by the Schools Council, published by Macmillan in 1975 as "Children and Their…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGoodacre, Elizabeth – Reading, 1987
Reviews research in the areas of reading standards and tests, reading development, dyslexia and specific reading retardation, and reading materials and interests. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities
