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Peer reviewedMackey, Margaret – Language Arts, 1990
Explores the enormous attraction for young readers of series books (such as Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and currently "The Baby-Sitters Club"). Discusses what children might learn from such reading, often thought of as pap literature by adults. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Books, Children, Novels
Peer reviewedArts Education Policy Review, 2004
This paper contains excerpts from a report by the National Endowment for the Arts, issued by its Office of Research, headed by Mark Bauerlein, a contributor to "Arts Education Policy Review." The excerpts do not include the report's tables, figures, or appendices, but numbers have been retained in their original sequence (see notes).
Descriptors: Adults, Recreational Reading, Reading Habits, Leisure Time
Direct linkWilliams, Bronwyn T. – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2004
This document discusses the author's personal opinion and feelings on teaching. She expresses her love for literacy and the hope to engage her students with the same feeling, yet not force it upon them.
Descriptors: Social Class, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits, Reading Motivation
Flowers, Tiffany A. – High School Journal, 2003
National data were utilized to examine the influence of reading for pleasure on African American high school students' reading achievement. Overall, the study found that reading for pleasure positively impacted African American students' scores on a standardized measure of reading. Implications for teachers and parents were discussed. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: African American Students, Reading Achievement, High School Students, Recreational Reading
Download full textClark, Christina; Akerman, Rodie – National Literacy Trust, 2006
Reading for pleasure is associated with numerous educational and social benefits. For example, it has been associated with increased reading attainment and writing ability, greater breadth of vocabulary and greater general knowledge (e.g. Cox and Guthrie, 2001). Children who read very little do not reap these benefits, and studies show that when…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Educational Attainment, Reading Habits, Foreign Countries
Buschick, Mary E.; Shipton, Tracey A.; Winner, Laurie M.; Wise, Melissa D. – Online Submission, 2007
The problem is that with each passing year it becomes increasingly harder to maintain student motivation to read and improve reading comprehension. The purpose of this project was to increase reading motivation in elementary and middle school students through the use of multiple intelligences. This project was conducted by four teacher researchers…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Multiple Intelligences, Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits
Baghban, Marcia – 1995
Three famous writers--Eudora Welty, Madeleine L'Engle, and Jack London--used their silent reading experiences to survive not only their childhoods, but also to become adult chroniclers of human lives. Pulitzer-prize winning author Eudora Welty credits an extended period of silent reading when she was 7 years old (and home from school for nearly a…
Descriptors: Authors, Childhood Interests, Early Experience, Elementary Education
Kaminsky, Debra E. – 1992
A practicum aimed to improve the attitudes toward recreational reading of 12 intermediate grade level English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students so that they would share their enthusiasm and interests in pleasure reading, as well as devote more time to reading. The writer met with parents of ESL students to discuss ways they could encourage…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Innovation, Intermediate Grades, Parent Participation
Trollinger, William V.; Kaestle, Carl F. – 1986
This study assessed the readability of popular print material (newspapers, magazines, and books) published in 1920. Selected passages from these books and articles were analyzed using the Flesch Reading Ease test and other, more theoretically interesting and relevant, readability formulas. Results indicated that "highbrow" publications…
Descriptors: Adults, Content Analysis, Educational History, Fiction
Bank, Stanley – 1985
A survey was conducted to determine how much and under what conditions students read voluntarily. Subjects, 844 secondary students, completed a questionnaire that was then analyzed using the Crosstabulation Subprogram of "Statistical Package for the Social Sciences" to correlate results with students' sex, grade level, scholastic…
Descriptors: Newspapers, Novels, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits
Zill, Nicholas; Winglee, Marianne – 1988
This survey drew on a variety of national surveys and book industry publication and sales statistics to examine the number and kinds of people reading fiction, poetry, and drama. The survey used data from three different national surveys of readers conducted in the mid-1980s and including over 30,000 subjects to conclude that while literature…
Descriptors: Adults, Drama, Fiction, Interest Research
MCCORD, CAROL S. – 1967
THE EFFECTIVE READER SHOULD DEVELOP WORD ATTACK SKILLS, AN ADEQUATE VOCABULARY, AND THE ABILITY TO ADJUST READING RATE TO THE PURPOSE FOR READING. THESE SKILLS ARE INTRODUCED AND REINFORCED AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL WITH INCREASING DEGREES OF REFINEMENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR BY BOTH READING TEACHERS AND CONTENT AREA TEACHERS. LESS OBVIOUS BUT EQUALLY VITAL…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Independent Reading, Reading Habits
Roeder, Harold H. – 1968
A comparative study of the quantitiative leisure reading habits of 85 female public school teachers and a group of 95 women similar to the teachers in demographic and sociological respects is presented. Several relationships were statistically significant at the .01 level as indicated by the Chi Square test of association. A significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Books, Comparative Analysis
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1972
This is the ninth report describing notable reading projects funded under Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Projects combining Title II reading projects with a give-away book program in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey are described. Although Title II funds cannot be used to provide books to…
Descriptors: Elective Reading, Reading Development, Reading Habits, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedSosanie, Arlene; Szybillo, George – Journal of Advertising, 1978
Advertisers should note that married working women tend to read more magazines and watch less television than married non-working women. (RL)
Descriptors: Advertising, Employed Women, Homemakers, Media Research
