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Thomas, James L., Ed.; Loring, Ruth M., Ed. – 1980
Designed for the practitioner concerned with motivating students to read, the 28 articles in this book are arranged in four sections. The articles in the first section, "Methodology," deal with how to motivate students to read. Among the topics covered in this section are the newspaper as a tool for teaching reading, comic books as motivators,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Download full textKNUDSON, RICHARD L. – 1967
BOOK REPORT ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE PART OF A CAREFULLY PLANNED READING PROGRAM TO MOTIVATE STUDENT INTEREST IN LITERATURE. GOOD READING PROGRAMS CAN BE CREATED BY--(1) ASSESSING STUDENT NEEDS, INTERESTS, AND REGIONAL BACKGROUND, (2) APPRAISING THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S READING ABILITY AND THE AMOUNT OF OUTSIDE READING REQUIRED IN OTHER COURSES, (3)…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Literature Appreciation
Byers, Joe L.; Evans, Thomas E. – 1980
A total of 29 teachers and 227 elementary school students participated in a study that examined teachers' judgments of their students' reading preferences as indicated by book selections. Children were asked to choose books they would like to read from a list of book descriptions. Teachers were then asked to predict their selections. Results…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Childhood Interests, Congruence (Psychology), Decision Making
Cohn, Marvin – 1979
This book is designed to teach parents the skills necessary to enable them to help their teenage children who are having study problems. The book covers a wide range of possible difficulties from basic reading problems to researching and writing a full-scale report. The book includes discussions of alibis students use to disguise poor study…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Motivation Techniques, Parent Participation, Reading Comprehension
Dougherty, Mildred S., Ed. – 1974
The studies reported in this document reflect the interests and concerns of reading and language arts teachers. Topics of the 10 studies were: a comparison of basal and individualized reading approaches to vocabulary acquisition of fourth graders, a comparison of a formal reading program and an informal general readiness program in kindergarten,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Informal Reading Inventories, Language Arts
Redelheim, Paul S. – 1975
An instrument measuring the attitude of young children (kindergarten through grade two) toward reading was constructed, using photographs, ambiguous as to detail, with each representing a different reading situation. Subjects, 166 white middle-class children, were directed to view each picture and indicate whether they liked, disliked, or were…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Doctoral Dissertations, Measurement Instruments, Primary Education
Norris, Eleanor L., Ed.; Bowes, John E., Ed. – 1970
After a review of past research in reading education, Science Research Associates arrived at reading objectives which were then reviewed by the National Assessment of Educational Progress staff, educators, and laymen. The six major reading objectives, appropriate for age-groups 9, 13, 17, and young adults, are the abilities to comprehend, analyze,…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Language Arts, Literary Criticism, Literary Discrimination
Donelson, Kenneth L., Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1970
The five studies reported in this journal were undertaken by classroom English teachers to encourage teachers to conduct and read educational research, and to generate curiosity about recent research in the teaching of English. Articles are (1) "Can Teachers Ignore Mechanical Errors in Composition?"; (2) "What Do Freshmen and Sophomores Like to…
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Instruction, Language, Reading Habits
Carson, John Franklin – 1972
The study sought to determine the role of transition literature in the English language arts curriculum as practiced in Indiana junior and senior high schools in grades 7-10. The study was limited to a random sampling among 211 Indiana senior high schools and their feeder junior high schools. Both language arts teachers and students were…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Dissertations, English Curriculum
PDF pending restorationCotner, Susan, Comp. – 1973
The Leisure Reading Selection Guide is part of an effort by the Appalachian Adult Education Cetner to aid librarians and adult basic education personnel in the selection of materials for undereducated adults. It is a listing of those leisure reading materials most frequently used by adult learners in four Appalachian Adult Education Center…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Guides
Catterson, Jane H., Ed. – 1970
This volume contains papers that should help both elementary and high school teachers bring literature into the school curriculum and provide literary experiences which should carry over into the future. The introductory group of papers is entitled "The Point of View." The first paper uses the classroom as its center of focus. The second enlarges…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Curriculum, Elementary Education
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1973
This volume contains 1970-71 Literature assessment exercises (all in the public domain) which have been selected for release at this time by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Information furnished for each exercise includes: the literature objective it was designed to measure, the theme (section) in which it appears, relevant…
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Development Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1972
A survey of selected neighborhoods in eight cities was conducted to determine the relevance, availability and utilization of leisure-time reading materials in both English and Spanish for Hispanic-American children. Spanish-speaking children, parents, teachers, librarians, educators and community workers were interviewed in each of the eight…
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Reading
Cleary, Florence Damon – 1972
The major premise of this book is the reaffirmation of the concept that skill and interest in reading are interdependent and inseparable and that neither goal is reached unless both are pursued simultaneously. Part I identifies problems involved in improving reading guidance programs and describes the forces and factors that influence the reader…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Library Material Selection, Reading Development
Narang, H. L. – 1971
This annotated bibliography lists 27 Canadian doctoral dissertations in reading instruction written from 1928 through April 1971. Each citation describes the research investigations involved and the conclusions drawn. Some of the topics covered include: (1) remedial reading, (2) reading achievement, (3) perceptual skills, (4) parental…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Early Reading, Linguistics
