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Children's Literature in the Classroom: Engaging Lifelong Readers
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Barone, Diane M. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Many reading programs today overlook an essential component of literacy instruction--helping children develop an enduring love of reading. This authoritative and accessible guide provides a wealth of ideas for incorporating high-quality children's books of all kinds into K-6 classrooms. Numerous practical strategies are presented for engaging…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Independent Reading, Reading Programs
Interpreting Interests and Reading Interests of Pupils in Grades One through Three.
Carter, Sylvia McCoy – 1976
The purposes of this study were: (1) to investigate the general interests and the reading interests of pupils in first grade through third grade and (2) to investigate teachers' skills in interpreting interest data and in choosing literature for children. The sample consisted of 521 pupils and 18 teachers. Reading interests of the children were…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Doctoral Dissertations, Independent Reading, Literature Appreciation
Fostering Interest in Children's Literature: Selected Teachers' Practices and Competencies.
Miller, Lewis Jerold – 1969
The purposes of this study were to identify teacher competencies and practices recommended by authorities for promoting interest in reading, and to determine if there were any observable differences in students' reporting of the amount of books read and "really liked" between classes whose teachers were ranked high in competencies and practices,…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, English Instruction, Independent Reading
The Study of Literature.
Kreuzer, Helmut – 1978
Literary instruction as a central element of language instruction for non-language majors at the secondary and college level is advocated to remotivate American students to learn languages. This approach is not directed at those who need oral skills, such as prospective language teachers, interpreters, and translators. It is suggested that more…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Higher Education, Independent Reading, Language Attitudes
Learning Styles and Students' Reading Selections. A Scholarly Study.
Sawyer, Shirley – 1993
A study determined the relationship, if any, between students' learning styles and the types of books they choose to read independently, as well as the amount of time they spend reading independently. Study participants were 72 seventh-grade students attending a middle school in Cobb County, Georgia, who had scored 70 or above in any of the four…
Descriptors: Books, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7
Conflicting Cultures: Reflections on the Reading and Viewing of Secondary-School Pupils.
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Benton, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1995
Surveys the reading and viewing habits of British teenagers. Discovers that, although U.S. horror fiction (R. L. Stine, Stephen King) tops the lists, a wide diversity exists among the less popular authors. Reveals marked gender differences in amount of time spent viewing videos, television, and computer games. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Games, Foreign Countries, Independent Reading, Individualized Reading