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Glassner, Sid S. – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1995
Presents a set of questions that are offered as suggestions to help students think and define themselves as readers. Notes that to encourage thoughtful, well developed responses, the questions should be spread out over a number of days or weeks. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Questionnaires, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedFord, Kim, Ed. – Voices from the Middle, 2002
Encourages the idea of cross-generational shared reading experiences. Presents annotations (written by students) of 12 titles. Notes that almost half of the books that are featured have been around for a while, and yet they are still fresh for new readers. (SG)
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedCohen, Janet – Language Arts, 1978
Discusses some of the best current books dealing with handicapped children. (DD)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedReading Teacher, 2002
Presents annotations of children's choices of the top 100 children's and young adults' trade books for 2002. Lists books selected for the Children's Choice by reading levels: beginning readers; young readers; intermediate readers; and advanced readers. Provides tips and activities for parents, primary caregivers, and educators. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFord, Kim – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Presents student-written summaries about nine science fiction, mysteries, humor, historical fiction, classics, and books that may become classics that the students felt were the best books they ever read. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Classics (Literature), Humor, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedNieto, Sonia; Farino, Yvonne; Tramonte, Barbara – Language Arts, 2002
Considers some of the current and emerging issues in the language arts, and how they are reflected in professional books. Discusses three books with distinct themes that challenge conventional wisdom about literacy. Suggests that broadening the framework of literacy will make it more accessible and equitable for a wider range of children. (SG)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Literacy
Peer reviewedPantaleo, Sylvia – English Quarterly, 2002
Presents findings from a children's literature survey that was distributed to elementary school teachers and teacher-librarians in Ontario. Focuses on issues regarding the selection of children's literature and Canadian children's literature. Concludes that the information from the survey underscores the need for the thoughtful selection and…
Descriptors: Canadian Literature, Childrens Literature, Diversity, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedAbrahamson, Richard F. – Voices from the Middle, 2002
Suggests that if adolescents are going to get hooked on poetry and read and write more than an occasional sample, they need to have teachers share with them poetry they will enjoy. Considers a study by Karen Kutiper of middle school student poetry preference. Presents conclusions from this study along with a list of the 25 most popular poems. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools, Poetry
Peer reviewedProbst, Robert – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Examines ideas about the literate and the illiterate, the tutored and the untutored in the poem "Answer," by Mary Oliver. Suggests that if educators want students to read carefully and analyze conscientiously, then the works they study have to matter to them. Discusses universal literacies, literacy in school and out, classroom discourse and real…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Literacy, Middle Schools, Poetry
Peer reviewedWorthy, Jo; Sailors, Misty – New Advocate, 2001
Discusses the factors involved in determining text difficulty. Discusses some of the reasons children choose to read certain materials, such as personal connections, culture and language, interest, and expertise. Illustrates these factors through descriptions of work with individual students, classroom observations, and research on students'…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Readability
Peer reviewedJohnson, Nancy J.; Giorgis, Cyndi – Reading Teacher, 2002
Honors the pleasures of childhood as depicted in literature written especially for children. Presents annotations of 32 titles incorporating ideas such as: readers as investigators, characters as detectives, characters readers, fun and games, and tickling the funny bone. (SG)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedWarner, Lois L. – ALAN Review, 2002
Considers how Francesca Lia Block's melding of the magic and the ordinary makes her work special. Suggests that magic is what makes people dream, and that the teen years is a great time to dream because there is still time to make dreams come true. Presents a nine-item annotated bibliography of titles for adolescents by Block. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fiction, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection
Direct linkWedwick, 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
Atkinson, Cathy – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2006
Recent developments in literacy teaching have tended to target the needs of primary, rather than high school pupils and focus on technical, rather than affective aspects of reading. This paper describes a questionnaire-based study undertaken to identify perceptions and views held by Key Stage 3 readers of different ages, genders and abilities.…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Literacy Education, Gender Differences, Student Attitudes
Download full textSCHOTANUS, HELEN D. – 1967
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DIFFICULTY OF READING MATERIAL CHOSEN AND ATTITUDE TOWARD READING WAS EXAMINED. SUBJECTS WERE 40 SECOND GRADERS. ONE-HALF OF THE SUBJECTS EXHIBTED A FAVORABLE ATTITUDE TOWARD READING, AND ONE-HALF EXHIBITED AN UNFAVORABLE ATTITUDE. THE ACTIVITY PREFERENCE TEST WAS ADAPTED FOR THE STUDY AND ADMINISTERED. AN INTERVIEW,…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Independent Reading, Reading Level, Reading Material Selection
