The paperbacks listed in this guide have been read or recommended in the editors' individualized reading course at Cedar Falls (Iowa) Senior High School and have been shown to be popular with young adults. The purpose of the guide is to suggest to English teachers and librarians paperback books to purchase for young adults in junior and senior…

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…

Investigation into the book buying, reading and borrowing habits is in many countries still in its infancy. Furthermore it is not yet possible to link up scientifically the socio-economic factors and market behavior. However it is justifiable to take the following principles: (1) the standard of economic development of a country determines the…

An annotated list of 29 books chosen by 16- to 19-year-olds from over 400 newly-published books. (DD)

Evidence suggests that media tie-in paperbacks are good motivation tools for increasing literacy. Librarians should take advantage of the positive opportunities paperbacks offer to encourage young adults to form good reading habits. Suggestions are offered on how librarians can influence publishers in providing books that children can and want to…

Describes a study in which respondents were asked to evaluate their local newspaper, to tell which parts of the paper they considered the most useful, to state which newspaper items they read, and to tell why they read those items. (GW)

Examines the lack of information about how children evaluate what they read and why they select particular reading materials. Offers approaches to understanding reading preferences and ways to encourage evaluative skills. Suggests six criteria for selecting good children's literature and ideas about using children's magazines to help express…

Suggests that teachers of reading would do well to look at the books in use in their classrooms and ask if they really do help present the acts of reading and writing as being varied, important, and enjoyable. (HOD)

Describes reading material that can be used to acquaint elementary school readers with technology and to stimulate their interest in it. (CRH)

Presents an annotated bibliography of the 20 books found to be most popular in an annual survey of high school students' reading choices. (MM)

This book offers readers both a glimpse into the world of children's nonfiction and practical tips on teaching these texts in the classroom. The book looks at the first 10 years of the National Council of Teachers of English's award for excellence in children's nonfiction. In the first section of the book, Orbis Pictus Awards Committee members…

Suggesting there are ways to make reading and writing more attractive to middle school students, this booklet offers strategies for parents to use to help their students keep reading. Sections of the booklet are: "Why Should I Encourage My Middle School Student To Read for Fun?"; "'You Don't Care What I Like': Listening, Talking,…

The "Harry Potter" series has become a phenomenal success with children. "Harry Potter" books in print worldwide is in excess of 116 million, and they have been translated into 47 languages. What might account for this huge popularity? While the characters and events are certainly engaging, funny, original, and creative, they…

Students' book choices and discussions during independent reading were studied in a combined fifth/sixth grade classroom. The meanings students and the teacher gave to the practice of independent, "free-choice" reading were studied, and the influences that shaped students' choices of books were explored. Independent reading is actually social in…

Maintains that traditional summer reading assignments discourage students' pleasurable responses to reading; based on a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1969). (RD)