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Peer reviewedWolfson, Bernice J.; And Others – Reading World, 1984
Reveals (1) some sex differences in children's reading preferences, but indicates some overlap; (2) that minority and nonminority children differed to some extent in their preferences, but had more similarities than differences; and (3) that children's reading interests have changed little in two decades. (FL)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4
Download full textSharon, Amiel T. – 1972
Data for this study were gathered as part of a national survey of reading activities of adults. The study was conducted by the Response Analysis Corporation of Princeton, N.J. A national probability sample of 5,067 adults, age 16 or older, were interviewed in their homes and asked about all the printed matter they had read or looked at the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Books, Letters (Correspondence), Low Income Groups
Peer reviewedPeterson, Marilyn L. – Reading World, 1982
Concludes that the reading interests of Mexican-American students differ little from those of other American students. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
