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Direct linkHempel-Jorgensen, Amelia; Cremin, Teresa; Harris, Diane; Chamberlain, Liz – Literacy, 2018
New research findings are presented in this paper, responding to a significant knowledge gap about the role of pedagogy in tackling persistent educational inequalities. The paper examines the potential of reading for pleasure (RfP) pedagogy to disrupt 'pedagogy of poverty' in low socio-economic (SES) schools and to enable children to reap the…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Disadvantaged Schools, Elementary Education, Recreational Reading
Peer reviewedHamilton, Harlan – Language Arts, 1976
Given the choice of reading or not reading books related to favorite TV programs, pupils showed they would read when their interests were engaged. (JH)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Elementary Education, Grade 7, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedStoefen-Fisher, Jill M. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1985
A reading interest inventory was administered to 115 hearing-impaired students and 72 hearing students between the ages of 9 and 12. Hearing-impaired students had a broader base of interests than their hearing peers. Sex was a significant factor affecting hearing students' cluster choices but was not pervasive for the hearing-impaired students.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments, Reading Interests, Sex Differences
Download full textCrawley, Sharon J. – 1977
This article presents a brief summary of research pertaining to the reading interests of elementary school pupils and contains a 48-item bibliography. (Author)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Reading Interests
Ryan, Florence Holmes – 1976
This document discusses biographies of women, chosen to appeal to young girls, including "So Young a Queen,""Indian Captive,""Wilderness Wife,""Louisa,""Molly Garfield in the White House,""I Mary,""I Varina,""Pattern for a Heroine: The Life Story of Rebecca Gratz,""Theodosia,""Child of the Silent Night,""The Silent Storm," and "Invincible Louisa."…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biographies, Elementary Education, Females
Peer reviewedHeathington, Betty S.; Alexander, J. Estill – Reading Teacher, 1978
Describes a ten-question observation checklist designed to assess children's attitudes toward reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Observation, Rating Scales, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedGeden, Anthony – Children's Literature in Education, 1976
Presents and discusses the results of a study of the reading habits of children aged ten and eleven. (JM)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Reading Habits, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L.; Lunt, Linda – Reading Teacher, 1975
Lists 42 ways of motivating students to read. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedArthur, Anthony – Children's Literature in Education, 1975
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Interviews
Peer reviewedLynch-Brown, Carol – Reading Horizons, 1977
Reports a study which compared results obtained from two methods of data collection used to evaluate children's reading interests--the annotated titles approach and the approach using children's reactions to books they have examined. (JM)
Descriptors: Books, Children, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Schwartz, Alvin – Horn Book Magazine, 1977
Explores children's sense of humor and the various kinds of humor to which they respond. (JM)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Folk Culture
Peer reviewedRoss, Patrecia A. – Reading Teacher, 1978
Explores the problem of motivating children to choose books from the library, and suggests ways in which teachers can interest children in library books. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Interests, Recreational Reading, School Libraries
Johnson, Meg – Instructor, 1988
A "Read-iculous Read-a-thon" at an elementary school highly motivated first and second-graders to increase their reading time and interests through such activities as pep rallies, a reader's day, character act-outs, and other activities. (CB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests
Bissett, Donald J. – Elementary English, 1973
Reported is a listing of popular books among children based upon circulation figures analyzed by Dr. Ena Wilson, Supervisor of School Libraries in Detroit, Michigan. (MM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Kohl, Herbert – Edcentric, 1973
Suggests ways in which teachers can use commonplace materials to make reading classes more natural, more creative and more fun. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Development, Reading Instruction
