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Mathewson, Grover C. – 1973
Two studies are discussed in this research report, which was presented at the 1973 American Educational Research Association meeting. The first study investigated whether black children would evaluate Black English selections more favorably than standard English selections and whether favorable evaluation would lead to greater comprehension of the…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Elementary Education
Sharon, Amiel T. – 1972
Data for this study were gathered as part of a national survey of reading activities of adults. The study was conducted by the Response Analysis Corporation of Princeton, N.J. A national probability sample of 5,067 adults, age 16 or older, were interviewed in their homes and asked about all the printed matter they had read or looked at the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Books, Letters (Correspondence), Low Income Groups
MCCROSSAN, JOHN – 1966
ASPECTS OF READING RELATED TO CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS AND CHILDREN ARE SURVEYED. THE MAIN TOPICS OF DISCUSSION BASED ON RESEARCH AND LITERATURE ARE READING ABILITY OF DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, READING ABILITY OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, CAUSES OF READING PROBLEMS AMONT THE DISADVANTAGED, READING INTERESTS, LIBRARY USE BY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Attitudes, Children, Cultural Influences

Plant, Richard – Reading, 1988
Uses a small-scale attitude survey to assess children's attitudes to the way reading is taught in England, and examines possible alternatives to existing practice. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Child Relationship, Reading Attitudes

Carter, Jack L.; Mayer, William V. – BioScience, 1988
Describes how a list of the great books of biology was developed. Discusses the insufficiency of textbooks and traditional classroom instruction. Advocates the uses of outside reading and libraries. Focuses on books designed to be read, not studied for information and enjoyment. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Books, College Science

Morrow, Lesley Mandel – Reading Teacher, 1987
Shows how regularly scheduled activities with books and well designed library corners can increase children's interest in reading, using a study of four summer recreational daycare centers to illustrate. (JC)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Day Care, Independent Reading
Bodart, Joni – Illinois Libraries, 1986
This study examined the effectiveness of booktalks for high school students by measuring their attitudes toward reading and book circulation. A reading attitude survey used as a pretest and posttest showed no significant differences overall, although specific teachers did affect their students' attitudes toward reading. Circulation showed a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Measures, Book Reviews, Correlation

Mikkelsen, Nina – Language Arts, 1987
Records the progress of an educationally disadvantaged immigrant child in a literacy workshop for fifth graders, including the teacher's observations of what the child read and wrote. Claims that writing requires more attention in the classroom to help children develop a coherent mental picture of themselves and their place in the world. (JD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Educational Research

Morrow, Lesley Mandel; Weinstein, Carol Simon – Reading Research Quarterly, 1986
Reports that while an intervention program increased children's library use, it did not affect their attitudes toward reading or their home reading habits. (FL)
Descriptors: Grade 2, Library Role, Literature Appreciation, Parent Role
Wilson, Rosemary – Australian Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes a reading program for teaching study strategies in depth that integrates reading development with content area teaching. Recommends that course content teachers be responsible for reading development and that these teachers be offered instruction in teaching the strategies appropriate for study reading. (SRT)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Metacognition, Program Content

Browning, Nancy F. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Advocates the use of journal writing in reaction to readings to help make reading a more significant part of students' lives. (SRT)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties

Gambell, Trevor J. – English Quarterly, 1986
Provides a background of response theory, two Canadian perspectives on response theory, a description of transactional response theory and response-centered curriculum, a discussion of the concepts of participant and spectator roles in literature and of the idea of narration and storying as literature, and a discussion of analysis and criticism.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Literary Criticism

Maring, Gerald H.; Warner, Dennis – Rural Educator, 1986
Reports results of a study assessing reading maturity among 188 college-bound students in seven small rural schools and compares results to surveys of seventh graders and college freshmen. Describes the 15-minute reading survey completed by the students and lists 15 ways to develop reading maturity in small rural schools. (JHZ)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Freshmen, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 7

Monseau, Virginia; Knox, William L. – English Journal, 1984
Describes the experiences of a university professor and a secondary school teacher in introducing innovations into the English classroom. (MM)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
Reeves, Anne – 2001
When one educator was teaching English in middle and high school, she wondered why so many adolescents disliked reading. Even teen-aged protagonists and up-to-the-minute topics were not guaranteed to be "interesting." Yet something engages these young readers, at times and in some texts. To begin to get some answers, she interviewed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, High School Students, High Schools, Interviews