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Scholastic Inc., 2015
In summer 2015, Scholastic, in conjunction with YouGov, conducted a survey to explore family attitudes and behaviours in the United Kingdom around reading books for fun. The key findings of this research, based on a nationally representative sample of 1,755 parents and children, including 349 parents of children ages 0-5; 703 parents of children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Attitudes, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits
Clark, Christina – National Literacy Trust, 2014
Accelerated Reader (AR) is a tool for monitoring and managing independent reading practice. Although a wealth of data is routinely collected about children's reading skills as part of the AR tool, no information is collected on the "softer" reading outcomes, such as reading enjoyment and attitudes towards reading. The National Literacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acceleration (Education), Reading Programs, Reading Skills
Southwood, Sue – Adults Learning, 2012
Reading groups or book clubs have become increasingly popular in recent years, with many libraries, bookshops and workplaces hosting meetings, while a wealth of support is available online. They provide a chance to read, share opinions, chat and have fun--each one will be unique in how it works. Discussing books can help to reinforce, change or…
Descriptors: Books, Clubs, Recreational Reading, Literature Appreciation
Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2012
The Reader Organisation's Get into Reading programme is all about getting people together in groups to engage with serious books. The groups are mixed and the participants sometimes challenging, but the outcomes are often remarkable. Jane Davis, who founded the Reader Organisation and continues to oversee Get into Reading, has witnessed a massive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Books, Clubs, Recreational Reading
Walton, Edward W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many academic libraries were early adopters of e-books and continue to acquire e-books to support student learning. The e-book is an innovation that purports to replace the printed book; however, students continue to prefer to use the printed book. While students prefer the printed book, academic libraries that provide access to e-books report…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Small Colleges, Adoption (Ideas), Books
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Jensen, Jakob; Imboden, Kristen; Ivic, Rebecca – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011
High sensation seekers (HSS) prefer messages that allow them to maintain an optimal level of arousal (i.e., highly arousing messages). Transportation theory suggests that narrative immersion in a story may moderate reader arousal, and thus HSS message selection. To test this idea, a survey was administered to 120 fourth and fifth graders. In…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Transportation, Reading Achievement, Grade 5
Thorne, Ashley – National Association of Scholars, 2011
What books do colleges and universities assign as common reading? What themes do the books contain? Are they old books or recent ones? What kinds of colleges and universities have common reading programs? What does a typical common reading program look like? What does all this tell us about the state of American higher education today? To find…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Relevance (Education), Cultural Pluralism, Reading Material Selection
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Fenimore, Linda – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how home reading practices can impact what teachers assume to be the optimum practice in preparing students for school may not be supported by the local culture. In Kuwait, I have heard teachers repeatedly complain that students do not read at home or seem to value reading. Kuwaiti adults relate…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Environment, Recreational Reading, Child Caregivers
Formby, Susie – National Literacy Trust, 2014
This research, a collaboration between Pearson and the National Literacy Trust, was designed to explore the use of technology by children in the early years. In 2013 Pearson and the National Literacy Trust invited practitioners who work with three to five-year-olds to take part in an online survey to explore how they support children's language…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Online Surveys
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Nowak, Sarah N.; Evans, Mary Ann – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study examined parents' goals for reading ABC books with their children and their perceptions of page features. Factor analysis of a questionnaire answered by 225 parents of junior and senior kindergarten students revealed four goals for reading alphabet books. In order of importance as rated by parents the goals were: Learning to Read,…
Descriptors: Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Alphabets
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Davidse, Neeltje J.; de Jong , Maria T.; Bus, Adriana G.; Huijbregts, Stephan C. J.; Swaab, Hanna – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2011
Not all young children benefit from book exposure in preschool age. It is claimed that the ability to hold information in mind ("short-term memory"), to ignore distraction ("inhibition"), and to focus attention and stay focused ("sustained attention") may have a moderating effect on children's reactions to the home…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Short Term Memory, Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy
Heilbrun, Margaret; McCormack, Heather; Katterjohn, Anna; Kuzyk, Raya; Roncevic, Mirela; Fox, Bette-Lee; Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 2009
"Library Journal's" review editors select fall titles readers won't want to miss--"Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service" (James McCommons); "Happy" (Alex Lemon); "Free for All: Joe Papp, the Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told" (Kenneth Turan & Joseph Papp); "In My Father's Shadow: A Daughter Remembers…
Descriptors: Books, Reading Material Selection, Authors, Audio Books
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Bauerlein, Mark – Educational Horizons, 2010
English teachers have always had a hard time getting kids to read books, but in recent years the problem has spread and taken new directions. The rejection of books by teens and young adults has become a common feature. One by one, recent studies and surveys have charted the decline. With the advent of the Digital Age, teens have more diversions…
Descriptors: Job Performance, English Teachers, High School Seniors, Recreational Reading
Clark, Christina; Douglas, Jonathan – National Literacy Trust, 2011
At the end of 2009 the National Literacy Trust surveyed 17,000 children and young people online in the United Kingdom's largest ever study of young people's attitudes to literacy and literate behaviour. This survey was of special interest as it repeated questions asked by the National Literacy Trust in a survey of attitudes and reading behaviour…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Literature Appreciation, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Formby, Susie – National Literacy Trust, 2014
Technology is playing an increasingly large role in children's reading, writing and daily lives. In the last year use of tablet computers by five to 15-year-olds has increased three-fold (14% to 42%) and 28% of three to four-year-olds use a tablet computer. However, little attention has been paid to the impact of new technologies on children's…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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