A survey by the Book Industry Study Group found that nearly all Americans do some reading. (MKM)

For the past one hundred years, the American public has been entertained by the daily and the Sunday newspaper comic strips. The comics are now recognized as a legitimate and unique pop art form that chronicles the American culture. Research concerning reading interests and preferences provide evidence that the comics have a particular attraction…

This study investigates the effects of parent-child shared book reading and metalinguistic training on the language and literacy skills of 148 kindergartners in Hong Kong. Children were pretested on Chinese character recognition, vocabulary, morphological awareness, and reading interest and then assigned randomly to 1 of 4 conditions: the dialogic…

This study investigated the family reading behavior of 233 preschool children from low-income backgrounds who were attending Head Start. Parents completed a survey of their family reading behavior, including Child Reading, Parent Reading Interest, and Parent-Child Reading Interaction, and provided demographic data on their educational level,…

Describes a questionnaire designed to discover how reading affects students' lives. (RB)

Concludes that headline typefaces have no effect on page appeal and reader interest.

Reviews the literature and research on sex differences in children's reading preferences and suggests that social pressure or training may account for observed sex differences in reading choices. (WR)

A study conducted with primary children to determine their reading interests reported that interest in factual topics rose over fictional ones as the children progressed from grade 1 to grade 2. (JH)

A FORCED-CHOICE TYPE OF QUESTIONNAIRE WAS USED TO STUDY THE READING MOTIVES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE EFFECT OF INTELLIGENCE, READING LEVEL, SEX, AGE, AND SOCIAL CLASS ON INFORMATIONAL, IDENTIFICATIONAL, ESTHETIC, AND RECREATIONAL MOTIVES. DEFINITIONS OF EACH MOTIVE AND A LIST OF REASONS FOR READING WERE GIVEN TO FIVE JUDGES FOR…

This article presents a brief summary of research pertaining to the reading interests of elementary school pupils and contains a 48-item bibliography. (Author)

Based on the realization that each child must be given the opportunity to develop as a unique individual and that exposure to books expands a child's world, stimulating his creative thinking and his desire for new experiences, this booklet presents in outline form a variety of suggestions for encouraging children to share the books they have read.…

This document discusses biographies of women, chosen to appeal to young girls, including "So Young a Queen,""Indian Captive,""Wilderness Wife,""Louisa,""Molly Garfield in the White House,""I Mary,""I Varina,""Pattern for a Heroine: The Life Story of Rebecca Gratz,""Theodosia,""Child of the Silent Night,""The Silent Storm," and "Invincible Louisa."…

Describes a ten-question observation checklist designed to assess children's attitudes toward reading. (MKM)

The article analyzes characteristics of readers vs. non-readers and environmental factors which influence reading patterns among Grade VII (age 12-13) students. The study is based on 573 students and includes data on frequency of reading and book subject preferences. (JAB)