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Direct linkDiBella, Karen S. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to measure the motivation for academic and recreational reading of 6th grade students in a middle school located in southwest Florida using the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS). In this mixed methods study, motivation for both types of reading were measured, individual demographics of the population, such as…
Descriptors: Criticism, Recreational Reading, Reading Motivation, Correlation
Download full textSheldon, Steven B.; Davis, Marcia H. – Baltimore Education Research Consortium, 2015
This report focuses on the opening of new school libraries and their impact on schools, teachers and students after two years of implementation of the Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project (Library Project). The findings build on the first report of this project and show that it is not just new facilities, but also the added…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Program Implementation
Peer reviewedReese, Debbie A.; Harris, Violet J. – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Examines why fiction books have usually been the genre of choice for reading aloud; research challenging the fiction-only approach; benefits of nonfiction books in the literacy experience of children; and how specific nonfiction books may be used to provide knowledge and an aesthetic experience comparable to that obtained with fiction. (MOK)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Emergent Literacy, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedSonnenschein, Susan; Munsterman, Kimberly – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2002
The impact of home-based reading practices on young children's literacy development was examined, considering the types of comments made while reading as well as the affective quality of the reading interaction. Phonological awareness, orientation toward print, and story comprehension were assessed. Findings emphasize the importance of the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Interaction
Peer reviewedRowell, Elizabeth H. – Child Study Journal, 1998
Examined literacy development and enhancement, and level of child interest and involvement in preschools. Found that, although many preschools were fostering the growth of literacy in numerous ways through the environment, materials provided, and activities implemented, many missed opportunities to foster growth and interest in emergent reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Emergent Literacy, Literacy
Morrow, Lesley Mandel – 1997
Children develop language-related abilities simultaneously from infancy onward, and the conditions that promote first language learning are the same conditions that promote total literacy development: a social context involving immersion, approximation, opportunity to practice, feedback, and modeling. Intended for teachers, reading specialists,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness, Early Childhood Education
