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Bernstein, Mildred Sari – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative non-experimental study was to evaluate the gender stereotyping in picture books from a classroom library collection that primary school students use for independent reading in the classroom. Using the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade fiction books from the classroom library collection from Booksource, this research…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Childrens Literature, Volunteers, Picture Books
Scholastic Inc., 2015
In fall 2015, Scholastic, in conjunction with YouGov, conducted a survey to explore family attitudes and behaviours in India around reading books for fun. The key findings of this research, which are presented in this report, are based on a sample of 1,752 parents and children, including 350 parents of children aged 0-5; 701 parents of children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Recreational Reading, Preschool Children
Mills, Editha Barnes – 1967
A study examined the use of literary models in teaching written composition to children, and, as secondary goals, examined the relationships between written composition and such factors as age, sex, and intelligence. Four fifth-grade classes in Clarke County, Georgia, completed Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) Writing Tests and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Arithmetic, Books, Childrens Literature