A reading attitude inventory was administered to 134 children in grades 1 through 6 to see if attitudes changed as students progressed through the grades. A difference was found between grades 4 and 5 which appeared to involve a more positive attitude toward non-classroom reading. (Author/MT)

To ascertain whether reading attitudes changed as boys and girls progressed through the grades, a reading attitude inventory was administered to 234 children in grades one through six. Items in the inventory were grouped into the following categories: free reading in the classroom, organized reading in the classroom, reading at the library,…

To continue the monitoring of reading attitude development begun in an earlier study of 234 children in grades one through six, a second reading attitude inventory was administered in the same school district to 216 primary students and 293 intermediate students. Of particular significance to this study was a change in the basal reading series…