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Burgess, Susan A. – School Library Journal, 1985
This study collected data via a three-page questionnaire administered to active readers 8 to 12 years old and half-hour taped interviews. Questionnaire findings (general information, interests, recent reading, information network), interview findings (book experience, reading taste, libraries, help in reading material selection, lists, reviews,…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Independent Reading
Mellon, Constance A. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Reports on a survey of the leisure reading of 700 teenagers in rural North Carolina which collected data on reading for pleasure, types of materials selected, favorite authors and books, differences in interests of boys and girls, reasons for reading, and how respondents find out about books. Implications for teachers and library media specialists…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Library Role, Literature Appreciation
Download full textNimon, Maureen – 1992
Two studies focused on children's reading but employed very different procedures and techniques. The first study examined the link between the levels of children's reading comprehension and the quantity of reading they did. Subjects, 198 children chosen at random from years 5, 6, and 7 of a single elementary school in Adelaide, Australia,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedChildress, Glenda T. – Top of the News, 1985
Describes observations of recreational reading material selection by kindergarten and first-grade boys and girls. Discussion covers gender-related preferences in choices of recreational library materials, fiction and non-fiction choices, flexibility in reading choices, and gender roles. Observations made in 1983 and 1984 are appended. Five sources…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Mellon, Constance A. – School Library Journal, 1987
A study of the leisure reading patterns of rural ninth graders gathered data on what percentage of respondents claimed that they read in their spare time; non-reader's reasons for not reading; and such factors as types of books purchased, and where and when they were read. (EM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Grade 9, High School Students
Morrow, Lesley Mandel – 1985
This booklet describes methods that teachers can use in recreational reading in early childhood and elementary classrooms and suggests ways to help parents promote voluntary reading in their children. The first section deals with "Promoting Voluntary Reading through Classroom Library Corners." Discussed are the value of classroom library corners,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Learning Activities
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1990
Intended as a guide for local-level policymakers, curriculum planners, teachers, and librarians, this book lists over 1200 titles of books as examples of good literature for high school students. It is intended to encourage educators to review their literature programs and the accompanying instructional materials and to encourage students to read…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Curriculum, English Instruction, High Schools
