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Peer reviewedDwyer, Edward J.; Reed, Valda – Reading Horizons, 1989
Examines the effect of sustained silent reading (SSR) on reading attitudes of boys and girls. Finds that boys have a substantially poorer attitude toward reading than girls and that SSR has no demonstrable effect on either sex. (RS)
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedMcGlinn, Jeanne M.; Parrish, Amy – Reading Horizons, 2002
Examines the benefits of the Accelerated Reader program on English-as-a-second-language fourth and fifth grade students in a school in rural West North Carolina. Notes that anecdotal records provided evidence of improvement in students' reading behaviors and attitudes toward reading. Shows that while there was only a moderate overall increase in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
