Categorizes several self-reporting reading attitude instruments that are currently available in order to provide teachers with information that will let them choose the instrument that is most appropriate for their situation. (FL)

Discusses assumptions about students' attitudes toward reading, the nature of those attitudes, and techniques for measuring them. (FL)

Cites many cases where the necessary check on validity of instruments that measure attitude toward reading has been overlooked. (MKM)

Frames the author-reader-text relationships in terms of contractual agreements. Explores the nature of these contracts and what they entail for authors, readers, and those involved in teaching reading and writing. (RL)

The publication of the "Report Card on Basal Readers" has generated a wide range of reactions and this first document issued in the ARENA series focuses on two of these reactions. The two reactions articulated in this debate represent opposite responses to the "Report." The first section, by Constance Weaver, examines first the philosophy implicit…

Looks at what textbooks and trade books each have to offer to students in social studies, and discusses the value of using children's literature. Finds that using children's literature in the social studies curriculum improves content mastery or attitude toward social studies for some children, but not for others. (SR)

This article is a review of the literature related to the reading attitudes and the instructional methods of teaching reading. The article provides a synthesis of previous studies on the reading attitudes of elementary school students in the United States and also addresses a brief review of literature on historic and traditional methods of…

Representative studies demonstrating an association between television and children's behavior in the following areas are reviewed: (1) children's aggressive behavior; (2) racial and sex-role stereotypes; (3) decreased interest in reading and school activities; and (4) poorer health habits and attitudes. (Author/CL)

Sharing poems that celebrate books and reading throughout the school year can foster enjoyment of poetry as well as appreciation for reading. A variety of easy to read poems exist that vary from old and new, long and short, free-flowing verse and rhymed verse, and for young children as well as older children. Such poems can be read at odd moments…

Examines research studies examining children's concept of reading activity and their attitudes about reading. (HTH)

Cites materials in the ERIC system dealing with the importance of using good literature for children's reading materials, as well as suggestions to help teachers bring children and good books together. (HTH)

Argues that consideration for the amount of risk taking a child can productively tolerate can have direct implications for designing the structure of a reading session in such a way that the child experiences success. (FL)

Briefly examines some of the explanations of low reading achievement among deaf children and suggests that, instead of the traditional explanations that focus on the characteristics of the deaf, environmental factors and the quality and quantity of reading instruction may significantly contribute to reported low achievement levels. (CB)

Reports the results of a longitudinal study that associated reading achievement with volume of reading and the selection of a book with its content, appearance, and its popularity with the reader's friends. (AEA)

Notes that most recent reading research conducted in Hungary has focused on the formation of readers' attitudes and value judgments. Discusses studies conducted in the areas of reading psychology, children's reading, reading habits, reading motivation, and readers' responses. (FL)