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Mellon, Constance A. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Reports on a survey of the leisure reading of 700 teenagers in rural North Carolina which collected data on reading for pleasure, types of materials selected, favorite authors and books, differences in interests of boys and girls, reasons for reading, and how respondents find out about books. Implications for teachers and library media specialists…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Library Role, Literature Appreciation
California Media and Library Educators Association, Burlingame. – 1984
Intended for use by teachers who wish to help students select library materials for personal and classroom reading, this instrument is designed to assess student reading attitudes and knowledge. The instrument is divided into upper elementary, junior high school, and high school levels and consists of questions that assess (1) how students feel…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level
Thomas, James L., Ed.; Loring, Ruth M., Ed. – 1983
Intended for teachers, librarians, and reading specialisits, the articles in this collection of essays address the problem of how to determine, capture, and then maintain children's interest in the reading process. Preceded by biographical information on the contributors and a brief introduction, the essays have been placed into one of four major…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
