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Direct linkBrown-Wood, JaNay E.; Solari, Emily J. – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Children's books support children's development, but many factors influence interest in engaging with books, including book physical features. Additionally, the lack of diverse children's books makes it difficult to determine whether racial characters influence children's book preferences. This study utilized a forced-choice selection task to…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students, Childrens Literature, Books
Download full textBaker, Linda; Dreher, Mariam Jean; Shiplet, Angela Katenkamp; Beall, Lisa Carter; Voelker, Anita N.; Garrett, Adia J.; Schugar, Heather R.; Finger-Elam, Maria – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2011
The Reading, Engaging, and Learning project (REAL) investigated whether a classroom intervention that enhanced young children's experience with informational books would increase reading achievement and engagement. Participants attended schools serving low income neighborhoods with 86% African American enrollment. The longitudinal study spanned…
Descriptors: Books, Reading Achievement, Learner Engagement, Low Income Groups
Peer reviewedZimmerman, Roger – Negro Educational Review, 1973
Questionnaires were administered in inner city sixth grade classrooms and sixth grade classrooms in two smaller towns in southern Minnesota; results indicated that most children select their heroes from among those people with whom they live on a day to day basis. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Elementary School Students
