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Thinking outside the Book Box: Using BOOKMATCH to Develop Independent Book Selection
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Wedwick, Linda; Wutz, Jessica – Voices from the Middle, 2006
When the authors realized that successful book selection is not a natural skill for all learners, they developed a tool to support self-selection of independent reading material without book leveling. This tool is called BOOKMATCH, and it supports readers for whom book selection is "complicated." BOOKMATCH is an acronym in which each letter…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Independent Reading, Reading Material Selection, Evaluation Criteria
Modifying Negative Attitudes toward Reading of Eighth-Grade Literature Students through an Individualized Reading Program.
Johnston, Cynthia J. – 1990
This practicum was designed to provide a setting where negative attitudes toward reading in eight eighth-grade literature students (in a small private school in a large southeastern city) would be modified. The practicum aimed to provide students with regular opportunities for successful experiences in reading, and to promote the enjoyment of…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Independent Reading, Individualized Reading, Literature Appreciation
An Investigation of the Effects of Teacher-Student Conferences on the Reading Achievement, Attitude toward Reading and Amount of Reading by Elementary Children.
Blackwelder, Evelyn McWhorter – 1976
The effect of individual teacher-student conferences on reading achievement, attitude toward reading, and amount of reading was investigated in separate samples of third and fourth graders, none of whom had previously had such teacher-student conferences. Results indicated significant differences between experimental and control groups at the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Individualized Instruction