The purpose of this study was to examine the reading interests and related activities of ninth grade students from two different economic environments. The subjects were 170 ninth grade students enrolled in two high schools of DeKalb County, Georgia. Students completed a questionnaire devised to collect data concerning parental occupations,…

It is very important and fun for the English teacher to take time simply to read to the students. (JH)

Suggests that learning more about what draws adolescents to particular texts and practices can help teachers to facilitate literacy events that are meaningful to students. Concludes that, by allowing youth's ways of constructing meaning and identity to inform academic practices, play becomes a fruitful endeavor both in and outside of classrooms.…

Designed to help the secondary school teacher, particularly at the junior high school level, this booklet presents ways in which the daily newspaper can be put to use in the classroom. The first part of the booklet discusses ways in which the teacher can become better acquainted with the general reading habits of the students (included are a…

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)

Presents lists of exercises to be done in conjunction with students' independent reading that emphasize the affective domain. Includes activities that were developed for high school literature and college poetry classes. (MM)