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Direct linkHartell, Anne W. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of audio books on students' reading experiences in a public elementary school in rural upstate South Carolina. This study was conducted to address the problem of practice reported by teachers as low motivation and engagement during independent reading in classrooms that contributed to…
Descriptors: Audio Books, Elementary School Students, Rural Areas, Independent Reading
Peer reviewedGabriel, Rachael; Allington, Richard; Billen, Monica – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2012
Teachers, parents, and librarians are constantly looking for methods and materials that engage students as readers and motivate them to increase the time they spend reading. In this article we describe findings from a study of middle schoolers' magazine reading habits that gave us a close look at the power of magazines as supplemental supports for…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Independent Reading, Student Interests, Reading Motivation
Download full textAsian Cultural Centre for UNESCO, Tokyo (Japan). – 1992
This document reports on the 1991 Planning Meeting on Asian/Pacific Joint Production (AJP) Program of Materials for Neo-Literates in Rural Areas, the purpose of which was to discuss Asian Cultural Center for Unesco (ACCU) literacy programs to be carried out under regional cooperation. Opening addresses focused on the success of the cooperative…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
