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Peer reviewedMazzoni, Susan Anders; Gambrell, Linda B.; Korkeamaki, Riita-Liisa – Reading Psychology, 1999
Examines changes in first- and second-graders' reading motivation across the course of a school year in the United States and Finland. Explores possible developmental patterns in early reading motivation that operate universally across cultural contexts. Finds that in both countries first-graders' reading motivation increased significantly across…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries, Grade 1
Peer reviewedBaker, Linda; Scher, Deborah – Reading Psychology, 2002
Examines children's motivation for reading in relation to parental beliefs and home literacy experiences. Reveals that the beginning readers had generally positive views about reading and that no differences in motivation were associated with income level, ethnic, or gender. Demonstrates the importance of looking beyond quantitative indices of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cultural Differences, Family Literacy, Grade 1
