Describes three junior novels, "The Contender,""Harlem Summer," and "Mary Jane," to use in motivating Black disadvantaged students to read. (MKM)

Research dealing with reading interests, habits, and problems of the older reader has been primarily a tangential result of surveys concerned with reading activities of the general population. The studies reviewed were selected to give an overview of existing research with suggestions for future investigation. (Author)

This article on what principals should know about reading addresses the issue of how to prepare students to become competent lifelong readers. It lays the foundation for bringing about high gains in reading motivation and achievement, and presents five basic premises and sets of recommendations for each premise. The premises are: (1) children…

Suggests ideas for teachers to involve parents in their children's reading development. (HTH)

Presents a checklist of observable reading behavior that can be used to facilitate the organization of and communication about the classroom reading behavior of the child with a reading problem. (HOD)

Discusses how to use sustained silent reading to encourage elementary students in independent reading. The strategies include making independent reading a key part of every day, being sure students know the strategies they should practice, and concluding independent reading sessions by discussing strategies. The paper presents a list of 13…

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), Incorporated, has distributed over 57 million books in its 18 years. RIF programs have raised children's interest in reading and their levels of reading achievement, and have increased library use and parent involvement. The national RIF organization offers several forms of support for local programs. (PGD)

A free reading program in which learning disabled adolescents select from a variety of high interest-low vocabulary materials can help motivate students to read. Students follow up the reading period by writing in a journal which the teacher reads and responds to. (CL)

Surveys current attitudes and ideas on how to motivate students to read literature. (JL)

Focuses on the importance of fostering positive attitudes toward reading. (AEA)

Discusses a number of devices for motivating students to read both in and out of the classroom. (DD)

Relates experiences encountered by the author in going into schools to talk to children about children's books he has written. Discusses children's responses to literature, the need to attend carefully to what children say when they talk about their reading, and classroom activities that encourage an enjoyment of literature. (GT)

Suggests discussion or retelling of a story as a vital component in making bibliotherapy work. (MKM)

Offers principals some practical ideas to help youngsters become competent, motivated readers. Principals can spend spare moments reading favorite books to students and encourage others to do likewise, help form book clubs, provide cozy reading areas and high-interest materials, help nonfluent readers practice their skills, and ask good readers…

A balanced approach to reading instruction favors cultivating reading as a strategic activity that requires intentionality, interest, and motivation on the part of the learner. Includes references. (MD)