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Direct linkBrazhe, T. G. – Russian Education and Society, 2004
This article reports the results of a study examining the reading attitudes of the Russian people. This study also investigates the motives that guide adults in their choice of literature. Researchers have noted that two motives stand out: (1) "normative" or "pragmatic" reading (for school, exams, and reports; for carrying out…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Utilization, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedKrashen, Stephen – Educational Leadership, 1998
Providing rich supply of high-interest story books is more feasible policy for literacy education than urgent exhortations to improve teacher quality. Free reading profoundly improves students' reading and writing ability, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. The quality of a country s or state's school libraries significantly predicts its reading…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Books, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Education
