The influence of motivation on readers' behaviors has received wide attention in literacy scholarship. The importance of readers' motivations for reading becomes critical when considered in relation to readers' engagement with reading activities and their perceptions of themselves a competent. This article presents a qualitative study of…

This paper introduces the concept of "reading resilience": students' ability to read and interpret complex and demanding literary texts by drawing on advanced, engaged, critical reading skills. Reading resilience is a means for rethinking the place and pedagogies of close reading in the contemporary literary studies classroom. Our…

Conversations are the heart of responsive teaching. By talking with struggling learners, teachers can find out about their interests in order to design effective, personalized instruction; build relationships; work through complexities in teaching and learning; and celebrate successes.

The rapid development of the digital classroom has made it possible to combine extensive reading with online writing, yet research and development in this area are lacking. This study explores the impact of online writing after extensive reading in a classroom setting in China where there was one computer for each student (a 1:1 digital…

This article describes our collaborative inquiry, three teacher educators/researchers of literacy from different institutions who shared a concern about how few teacher candidates in our programs neither viewed themselves as readers nor possessed a love of reading, qualities we view as key to supporting all children as lifelong readers, writers,…

Attempts to increase motivation in reluctant readers have been the focus of many local, state and federal reading research initiatives. Only recently have researchers and educators come to understand that many of these same issues also face teachers of gifted and talented learners. Frequently, students who are bright and talented but do not…

This study aimed to examine the effect of literature circles on fourth grade primary students' reading habits and comprehension skills and collected the opinions of students and teachers about the method. In this study, quantitative (pre-test and post-test designs) and qualitative (case study) methods were employed together. The study was…

Reading in mathematics classrooms needs to be an active part of the learning process. If it continues to be viewed as a passive way to gain information, then its benefit to the learning process will also continue to be under-utilised. The "Read--Think--Do (x2)" model, designed by these authors and described in this article, can be a support to…

This booklet provides activities that are intended to aid the teacher in setting a new environment for the reluctant reader. "Providing Individualized Reading Experiences for the Reluctant Reader" defines the reluctant reader, discusses organization of activities, offers suggestions for using the activities, and discusses how the…

The purpose of this study was to test the hypotheses that there is no significant difference in the number of books voluntarily read between sixth grade pupils in an experimental group having stories read to them and pupils in a control group having no stories read to them, and there is no significant difference in the attitudes toward reading…

Studies suggest that primary children are teacher-motivated, prefer structure, movement, and intake while reading, and use tactual and kinesthetic senses to learn to read. Older students are less teacher-motivated, need less movement, intake, and structure, and more choice of materials, and use visual and auditory senses to learn. (Author/JM)

Relating directly or indirectly to studies of teacher concerns and conceptions about reading and the teaching of reading, the 64 references in this literature review were drawn from a number of sources published between 1965 and 1977. The review is presented according to the following content topic areas: general references, reading habits of…

This book is a collection of 75 papers presented and discussed at the 1963 International Reading Association conference, which promoted "Reading as an Intellectual Activity" as its theme. Papers from the conference are presented in the following four groups: main addresses, thirteen sequences of papers on different facets of reading…