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Reading Preferences of British and American Elementary Children.

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Schofer, Gill – Reading Improvement, 1981

Concludes that there are fewer differences in children's reading preferences between sex, age, and nationality than educators have been led to believe. (FL)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education

Exploring the Functions of Reading: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.

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Greaney, Vincent; Neuman, Susan B. – 1983

To determine if purposes in reading differ with sex, grade level, and nationality, a 16-item "Functions of Reading Scale" (developed from content analysis of student essays on why they like to read) was administered to 459 Irish (Dublin, Ireland) and American (Windham, Connecticut) students in grades three, five, and eight. Data…

Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies