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Rowell, Elizabeth H. – Child Study Journal, 1998
Examined literacy development and enhancement, and level of child interest and involvement in preschools. Found that, although many preschools were fostering the growth of literacy in numerous ways through the environment, materials provided, and activities implemented, many missed opportunities to foster growth and interest in emergent reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Emergent Literacy, Literacy

Crane, Laura R.; Gustafson, Jean-Louise; Poziemski, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2000
Discusses a survey of more than 2,000 students from remedial and college-level reading and English classes that measured three key areas: self-concept, value, and reading strategies. Finds that: (1) developmental students were lacking in reading self-concept and valued reading less; (2) first-time students valued reading less than experienced…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Corrective Reading
Yadegari, Shireen Ann; Ryan, Debra Ann – Principal, 2002
Describes strategies one elementary school used to improve the reading and writing skills of a group of low-performing second-grade students, including scaffolding, modeling, needs-based instruction, book-rich environment, cross-age reading, books shared with family members, and student motivation. (PKP)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cross Age Teaching, Family School Relationship, Models
Curriculum Review, 2004
Each month, "Curriculum Review" offers teachers mutual support, the sharing of ideas, and words of encouragement to help them face challenges in the classroom. The April 2004 issue of "Curriculum Review" contains the following articles: (1) "We Hear from Readers"; (2) "What They're Saying"; (3) "Technology Update"; (4) "Use Class Web Site to Host…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Web Sites, Reading Motivation, Homework
Mori, Setsuko – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2004
Although there is extensive research into what constitutes second language learning motivation and how it works, most of the existing work is carried out in ESL environments, and is mainly concerned with motivation to communicate using the target language. However, in EFL environments such as Japan, students have quite limited contact with target…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Second Language Learning, Reading Motivation, Learning Motivation
Brenner, Devon; Apol, Laura – Journal of Children's Literature, 2006
This article looks closely at a subset of books about literacy in and out of school by analyzing images of children learning and struggling to learn to read in realistic fiction. There are several books in which characters wish to learn to read, worry about being poor readers, and work hard to learn to read. These books raise important questions…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Critical Reading, Emergent Literacy, Fiction
Owen, Pamela, Ed.; Pumfrey, Peter, Ed. – 1995
Providing an international perspective on how children learn to read, this second of 2 volumes presents research studies and classroom experiences from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, and Israel, drawing on evidence from 18 countries. Essays in the volumes highlight implications for design, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
Kane, Roberta S.; Warner, Dori – 1997
This action research project implemented a program for motivating students to read so that they would become enthusiastic, lifelong readers. The targeted population consisted of first- and second-grade students in a middle class community located in a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The problem of lack of motivation in reading was documented…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Environment, Family Environment, Grade 1
Adunyarittigun, Dumrong – 1997
A study investigated effects of a parent volunteer program--a component of the Summer Reading Program of the University of Maryland at College Park--upon children's self-perceptions as readers and their motivation to read. Subjects were 10 students in grades 4 or 6 who were identified as achieving below grade level and who were low motivated…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 6, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Leonhardt, Mary – 1996
This book aims to show parents how to instill the love of reading in their children and how to nurture that love throughout their lives, even in the face of television, video, and computer entertainment. The book is based on the concept of "reading pathways," developed after more than 20 years of classroom observation and interviews. It…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Child Rearing, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Smith, Christine; Tracy, Esther; Weber, Lynne – 1998
This report describes a program for increasing levels of leisure time reading and heightened awareness of age and ability appropriate literature with an effort to encourage targeted students in grades 2, 3, and 6 to become lifelong readers. The targeted population lives in a growing rural, low to upper middle class community located in north…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Individualized Reading
Leonard, Phyllis B. – 1998
School library media specialists play a special role in the education of gifted students, particularly in the use of literature across the curriculum. The CUES program, developed for gifted students, actively promotes the reading/curriculum connection, thus providing an invaluable model for all educators. Calling for structured interaction between…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cooperative Learning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Elementary Education
Hemerick, Kari Ann – 1999
The purpose of this study was to determine if reading aloud to children regularly would have an effect on their motivation and desire to read independently. Subjects, 100 fourth and fifth grade students in Wayne, New Jersey, participated in the study. One fourth and one fifth grade class were read to on a daily basis for 30 minutes. The second…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Grade 5, Independent Reading
Evans, Sue J. – 1999
This guide describes "Parent Power," a program designed to help parents help their children become better readers. The guide makes such suggestions as pre-reading the book before reading it to children; reading about a variety of subjects; and showing children the importance of reading by parents reading and modeling the reading process…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Parent Role
Johnson, LouAnne – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
This book offers strategies to help both new teachers and seasoned veterans create dynamic classroom environments where students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching. In addition to no-nonsense advice, checklists, and handouts, the book includes: (1) A step-by-step plan to make the first week of school a success; (2) Approaches for creating…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Poetry, Siblings, Discipline