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Revolution in the Classroom: Underground English
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Ferguson, Sheila – Clearing House, 1972
Arguments for an independent study program in high school English, and some general suggestions. (SP)
Descriptors: English Instruction, High School Students, Independent Reading, Independent Study
Voluntary Reading in Content-Area Classes.
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Memory, David M. – Clearing House, 1981
Suggests that content-area teachers can encourage students' voluntary reading by maintaining classroom collections of subject-related books and magazines and by providing class time for independent reading. (SJL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, Independent Reading, Reading Improvement
More Time and Choices Overcome Students' Resistance to Reading.
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Virgil, Sharon – Clearing House, 1994
Reviews research on students' attitudes toward reading. Argues that, given more free reading time and more choice about what to read, students are more likely to form the habit of lifelong reading. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Reading, Lifelong Learning, Literature Appreciation
Remembering That Reading is "A Way of Happening."
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Murphy, Sandra – Clearing House, 1998
Argues that students must have time to experience and respond to (not about) literature. Discusses influences that obstruct this. Outlines eight ways teachers can promote reading as an aesthetic experience, including: give students reading choices; model what it means to be a reader; read aloud to students; allow class time for independent…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Independent Reading