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| Journal of Reading | 9 |
Author
| Bowren, Fay F. | 1 |
| Eberwein, Lowell | 1 |
| Gardner, Michael K. | 1 |
| Gee, Thomas C. | 1 |
| Guthrie, John T. | 1 |
| Harrison, Colin | 1 |
| Laina, Ho | 1 |
| Ollman, Hilda E. | 1 |
| Rakow, Steven J. | 1 |
| Samuels, Barbara G. | 1 |
| Seifert, Mary | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedEberwein, Lowell – Journal of Reading, 1973
The assumption that book title choices can be used for identification of pupil interests is supported. (RB)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Books, Junior High Schools, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedLaina, Ho – Journal of Reading, 1992
Uses measures of readability and syntactic complexity to verify that U.S. teen books are easier for young people reading English as a Second Language than British ones. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Readability
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T.; Seifert, Mary – Journal of Reading, 1983
Quantifies and analyzes the reading activities of members of four occupational groups within a community: professional/managerial, small business/clerical, skilled crafts workers, and unskilled workers. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Surveys, Measures (Individuals), Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedGardner, Michael K.; Smith, Martha M. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Based on correlational data, concludes that students who cannot take another person's perspective may have difficulty with inferential comprehension because they cannot identify with a story's characters. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Egocentrism, Perspective Taking, Piagetian Theory
Peer reviewedHarrison, Colin – Journal of Reading, 1986
Examines the practical side of readablility in the United Kingdom as well as some theoretical considerations focused on research on text difficulty, microcomputer prediction of difficulty, validity of cloze procedure, and the effect when students rewrite textbook prose. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Foreign Countries, Layout (Publications), Readability
Peer reviewedSamuels, Barbara G. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Analyzes over 2200 written responses from ballots for the "Young Adults' Choices List" which indicated that the students "really liked the book." Finds that most students were able to articulate their preferences, that they liked "problem novels" and books with teen protagonists, and that subjects of interest were…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, High Schools, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedOllman, Hilda E. – Journal of Reading, 1993
Discusses how two questionnaires helped a middle school teacher find out what strategies her students used to choose books and whether they were making successful choices. Presents teaching suggestions based on the results of the questionnaires. (SR)
Descriptors: Books, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedBowren, Fay F. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Describes the lack of substantial knowledge base about the nature of adult reading schemata and adult skill acquisition processes, posits reasons for the lack, and points out areas in adult reading that need to be addressed by researchers, such as materials, programs, and instructional methods. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedGee, Thomas C.; Rakow, Steven J. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Presents results of a survey of 37 university-level content reading specialists in which the specialists listed teaching practices that content teachers could incorporate into their teaching to help students learn from texts. Recommends: (1) using multiple texts; (2) using study guides; (3) teaching metacognitive strategies; and (4) direct…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Learning Processes
