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Download full textJernigan, Kenneth – 1991
This publication recounts the childhood experiences of one boy at the Tennessee School for the Blind and his use of braille and talking book library services. It also describes his frustration at the rationing of braille reading materials at the school, and how his enormous appetite for reading material led him to "beat" the school's…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Childhood Interests, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedIarusso, Marilyn Berg – Catholic Library World, 1989
Summarizes current research on teaching children to love reading, and identifies techniques that can be used by parents, teachers and librarians to foster this attitude. The topics discussed include the value of reading aloud to children, selecting children's books, the different interests of boys and girls, and reading to develop values. (six…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Library Role, Motivation
