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Benson, Nancy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Through qualitative coding and analysis of 121 literacy narratives, this study examines first-year college students' references to former reading sponsors, defined as the people, institutions, and entities that played a role in their reading development. The study was designed to locate the sponsors present in the narratives, to determine patterns…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Coding, College Freshmen, Reading Instruction
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Skerrett, Allison – High School Journal, 2012
This article presents a case study of development of reading identity in Angelica, a 15 year old Latina. The paper explores the literacy experiences in school that positioned Angelica as a struggling reader. It also examines the efforts of significant others in school and out-of-school contexts, as well as her own efforts, to contest this…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Reading Teachers, Teaching Methods, Identification (Psychology)