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Direct linkJeffrey D. Wilhelm; Michael W. Smith – English Journal, 2016
The authors share findings from a recent study of teens who freely select to read texts typically marginalized by schools (dystopia, vampire, romance, horror, fantasy), revealing the distinct functional and psychological benefits of pleasure reading. The students who participated in the study that the authors report on were eighth graders who…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Attitudes, Recreational Reading
Chen, Su-Yen – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2007
The Chinese people have great regard for those who read widely, yet little is known of the extracurricular reading behaviors of Chinese students. This study drew on data from two national surveys to investigate the amount of time Taiwanese college students spend on extracurricular reading. Findings are interpreted in relation to prior research on…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Foreign Countries, Reading Materials, Novels
