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Fawson, Parker C.; Reutzel, D. Ray; Read, Sylvia; Smith, John A.; Moore, Sharon A. – Reading Psychology, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of four incentive paths on third graders' reading vocabulary and comprehension achievement and recreational and academic reading attitude. One hundred and twenty third-grade students were assigned to one of four incentive path treatment conditions. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Context Effect, Intention, Recreational Reading
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Burgess, Stephen R.; Sargent, Stephan; Smith, Melinda; Hill, Nancy; Morrison, Susan – Reading Improvement, 2011
Several authors have suggested that a teacher's ability to encourage a disposition to read may be linked to their personal reading habits and views of literacy. This study examined the relationship between elementary school teachers' reading habits, knowledge of children's literature, and their use of literacy best practices in the classroom. One…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Reading Habits, Literacy, Elementary School Teachers
Stanfield, Gayle M. – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether third grade literacy students who receive incentive rewards as part of their instruction will exhibit significantly higher reading habits and attitudes toward recreational reading than they did before the incentives were introduced. The study examined 19 third grade students with fairly high…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Student Attitudes, Rewards, Recreational Reading
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Methe, Scott A.; Hintze, John M. – School Psychology Review, 2003
The purpose of this research was to implement and evaluate a classroom strategy to increase student engagement in sustained silent reading (SSR), a form of school-based recreational reading. Teacher modeling was selected as the primary intervention. A within-subjects ABAB withdrawal design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Sustained Silent Reading, Recreational Reading, Grade 3