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Download full textHusband, Terry; Kang, Grace – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2020
Much has been written about the ways in which Black boys are often underserved in literacy classroom in the United States. Relatively little has been documented about the literacy strategies that are yielding promising outcomes in this study group. The purpose of this integrated literature review is to identify what we call promising literacy…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Males, African American Students
Peer reviewedWilhelm, Jeff – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Discusses text features that tended to engage boys, and describes their desire to use literacy to share and socialize. Finds that boys were more different than alike, and that very particular conditions in the social context were more important than preexisting interests. Offers brief descriptions of 11 books the author has found to be appealing…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Males
Kimmins, Elizabeth J. – 1986
A study investigated whether the reading preferences of emotionally disturbed boys were the same as the interests of boys in the general population. Subjects, 25 boys from a private residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed boys, were interviewed individually, completed a reading interest survey, and selected titles of books they…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedGreaney, Vincent; Neuman, Susan B. – Reading Teacher, 1983
A study used a Functions of Reading Scale to explore the reading activities of students in grades three, five, and eight in Ireland and the United States. Results showed the patterns of relationships between the variables in the Scale to be consistent across cultures and grade levels. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Gallo, Donald R. – 1983
A questionnaire was sent to a number of elementary and secondary school English and reading teachers in Connecticut, asking them to survey one or two different classes to determine their students' reading interests. Questions dealt with such topics as favorite type of book, favorite books, more recently read title, favorite authors, sources of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Kinman, Judith R.; Henderson, Darwin L. – 1984
Intended for use by teachers, librarians, and parents, this guide analyzes Newbery Award Medal and honor winning books (1977 through 1984) for sexism. Following a statement of criteria, established by the American Library Association concerning the type of book that should receive the medal and honor citations, and the guidelines used to determine…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) effects of creative drama instruction on the story grammar knowledge of field-dependent and field-independent primary grade students; (2) a content assessment…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Autobiographies, Bibliotherapy
