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| Reading | 5 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMarshall, Philip – Reading, 1989
Surveys some recent fiction which reflects both the diverse interests and varying reading abilities of 11-18 year olds. Presents brief reviews of 26 novels touching on themes such as family, first love, social issues, adventure, fantasy, and thrillers. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedYule, Valerie – Reading, 1980
Describes a reading scheme involving classroom use of books the children chose themselves. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedTaylor, J. J. – Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Independent Reading, Literature Appreciation, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedYule, Valerie – Reading, 1992
Suggests that some Australian schools in the 1980s took up too enthusiastically what may be called the Effortless Theory of Learning to Read. Describes how Paired Reading can work and what can go wrong with such instruction. (RS)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedPlant, Richard – Reading, 1988
Uses a small-scale attitude survey to assess children's attitudes to the way reading is taught in England, and examines possible alternatives to existing practice. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Child Relationship, Reading Attitudes
