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Peer reviewedSchofer, Gill – Reading Improvement, 1981
Concludes that there are fewer differences in children's reading preferences between sex, age, and nationality than educators have been led to believe. (FL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Level, June Saine – School Library Media Quarterly, 1982
Describes the effect of book talks by a school library media specialist on the reading habits of low- and high-ability fifth-grade students at Butterfield Trail Elementary School in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (JL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedAustin, Patricia – Language Arts, 1996
Interviews owners and managers of children's bookstores around the country. Presents their ideas about how to promote literacy learning among children, including programs for child advocacy, parent education, teacher education, and community outreach. Offers insights about a variety of influences on reading development. Suggests some ways that…
Descriptors: Bookstores, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Educational Research
Peer reviewedSimpson, Anne – English Education, 1996
Explores the educational contexts in which boys and girls make their reading choices. Finds that girls read more and read narrative fiction almost exclusively, while boys read less but in a wider number of genres. Examines the effect that teachers or curriculum have in supporting or challenging gender preferences for reading material selections.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedNewman, Rita – Childhood Education, 1994
Noting the difficulty for many parents to spend "quality time" with their children, shows parents how to get into the habit of reading with their children. Explains how to begin, where to find suitable books, how to select topics appropriate to the child's age and interests, and how to find the time in busy schedules. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Download full textNebraska Library Association, Lincoln. – 1985
Noting that coupling stories and trains is an arrangement that appeals to nearly everyone and that building on this foundation provides an excellent theme for summer reading fun, this planning and activity guide offers suggestions to help librarians develop a highly motivating summer reading program. The first section of the guide discusses…
Descriptors: Activities, Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Folk Culture
Curtis, Pat – 1989
To develop young readers who will continue to read throughout life, reading must be taught in a context that encourages students to read and to love reading. Teachers, parents, and librarians can lead students into books through a variety of strategies. Adults can awaken youngsters' imaginations by reading aloud, introducing books by means of book…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Rasinski, Timothy V. – 1987
A study was conducted to verify and extend the limited research on children's home reading. Subjects, 26 third- and 40 fifth-grade students from two elementary schools were asked to respond to questions concerning their home reading habits and were also interviewed. Data analysis revealed a significant difference between high- and low-ability…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Influence, Instructional Effectiveness, Low Achievement
Siders, Mary B.; Sledjeski, Stephen – 1978
A study was conducted to determine whether a home based parent involvement reading program would (1) increase the frequency with which parents engaged in reading activities with their children, and (2) improve the children's reading attitudes and achievement. Divided into experimental and control groups, 240 7- and 8-year-old children were…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation
Golden, Joanne M. – 1978
A study was conducted (1) to develop a more comprehensive theoretical framework for exploring the nature and process of response to literature, (2) to develop an integrated schema for analyzing responses, and (3) to apply this theory and schema to the responses of fifth and eighth grade students to two different kinds of texts. Subjects were ten…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Critical Reading, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education
Partridge, Susan – 1978
Since the average child spends an estimated 30 hours a week watching television, it is important to consider the negative and positive effects of television viewing on the development of reading attitudes and habits. Possible negative aspects of television viewing include the following: the rapid pacing of programs encourages shallow reading; the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Learning Motivation
Tennessean, Nashville, TN. – 1972
Designed as a teaching guide, this booklet provides suggestions for using the newspaper as the primary source of instructional materials for teaching high school language arts and other subjects. Teaching techniques and class activities are also presented. Contents include "The Newspaper: A Living Textbook,""Echoes from the Firing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Journalism
Peer reviewedWeinberger, Jo; And Others – Educational Studies, 1986
Reports the results of a three-year study of factors related to variations in home reading frequency among children and parents participating in a project designed to encourage home reading. Factors investigated include: social class, employment status, adult reading habits, illness, contact with school, and parent attitudes toward helping their…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Oral Reading, Parent Influence
Peer reviewedFrager, Alan; Valentour, Janet – Reading Horizons, 1984
Describes three types of bulletin board displays designed to motivate students to read more. (FL)
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Motivation Techniques
Ediger, Marlow – 2002
This paper discusses the importance of reading aloud to students. It emphasizes the teacher's need to plan carefully when to read and what books to read. The paper suggests the following ideas should guide a teacher's choice of reading material: whether the story will capture students' attention; whether the story will increase students'…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Habits
