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Peer reviewedWigfield, Allan; Guthrie, John T. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
Aspects of reading motivation and the amount and breadth of reading done were studied with 105 fourth and fifth graders. Children's reading was found to be multidimensional, and their motivation predicted reading amount and breadth even when previous amount and breadth were controlled. Intrinsic motivation was a better predictor than extrinsic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Babies, Books, and the Boob Tube: Preparing Preschoolers To Be School and Reading Ready and Willing.
Peer reviewedMiles, Betty – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1995
Discusses the importance of parents' helping children to read from birth and notes the most crucial and enjoyable way is reading aloud to children. Presents six basic skills that parents can help new readers to use: getting help from pictures; remembering; sounding out the letters; expecting what comes next; writing; and making sense of content.…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Content Analysis, Individual Needs, Memory
