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Rosebud Elijah; Andrea Libresco; Sandra Stacki; Christina Drago-Botti; Debra Goodman; Judith Kaufman – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2023
At the end of a two-year discussion about the value of homework in elementary school, the Seaview district decided to move away from the traditional model of homework, and introduced Wonder, Reading, and Play (WRaP) intended to be more equitable and authentic. A case study was conducted to assess the district's goals for and implementation of more…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 1
Scholastic Inc., 2015
This report presents the 5th Edition of Scholastic's biannual study of children's and parents' attitudes and behaviors about reading. The latest research touches on reading aloud to children of all ages, the impact of reading independently for fun at school and at home, the importance of frequent reading, and the books children want most to read.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Reading Attitudes
Fitzgibbons, Shirley A – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2004
Since the significant report "Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading" (Anderson, Hiebert, Scott, and Wilkinson 1985), more attention has been given to the need to motivate and encourage reading in addition to teaching reading skills. That report concluded that the best predictor of reading comprehension, vocabulary…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Independent Reading, Reading Attitudes, Reading Achievement