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Sustained Silent Reading Goes East.

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Aranha, Mabel – Reading Teacher, 1985

Describes an attempt to introduce SSR in an English language school near Bombay, India. Shows that the fourth grade students involved in the program improved both their attitude and their reading achievement. (FL)

Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Reading Attitudes

Literature in the Reading Textbook: A Comparative Study from a Sociological Perspective.

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Kumar, Krishna – Research in the Teaching of English, 1982

To identify and compare prominent symbols of social relationships used in children's reading materials, a sociological analysis was made of literary materials used for developing children's reading in grades four, five, and six in India and Canada. (HOD)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries