Concludes that there is no single preference for newspaper format among college-educated readers. (RB)

A study examined the roles of reading in a community by describing the reading activities of individuals and demographic subgroups of individuals. After the preliminary, trial phase to determine the feasibility of the survey, 109 adult wage earners from 4 occupation groups, in a community of 6,000 households, responded to an inventory designed to…

A study of formula fiction books was conducted to determine how these books fit into women's lives, what images they bring to mind, and what uses they serve. Seventy-two women from the ages of 18 to 70 read a Harlequin Romance novel by Sue Byfield. Then the group participated in several focus group discussions, a qualitative indepth technique that…

A review of studies concerning the reading habits of people 65 years old or older shows that females spend more time reading then do males; senior citizens do not suddenly develop new or extensive reading habits; they prefer light romance with no sex, biographies, westerns, and mysteries; intellectual and physical disabilities are not major…

Briefly reviews some of the literature on the reading habits and interests of high school age students, and describes the different kinds of literature they read. (RB)

This annually revised bibliography lists books on subjects of special interest and appeal to teenagers. Selected by the Committee on Books for Young Adults, which is composed of librarians who work with teenagers in the New York Public Library, the approximately 1,250 titles and brief annotations are arranged under the following main headings:…

AN EXPERIMENTAL FIRST-GRADE READING PROGRAM EMPHASIZING UNINTERRUPTED STORY READING WAS REPORTED. SUBJECTS CONSISTED OF ONE OF THREE UNSELECTED FIRST GRADES IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. INSTEAD OF USING WORKBOOKS AND HAVING SUCH FORMAL TESTS AS VOCABULARY LISTS AND END-OF-BOOK TESTS, PUPILS READ A NEW STORY EVERY MORNING, REPEATED IT IN THE AFTERNOON…

This reading attitude scale was designed to negate the tendency for students to indicate overly positive attitudes, a tendency which the authors feel is reflected in responses to other attitude scales. There are two forms of the scale: one for grades 1-3 and one for grades 4-6. The primary scale is read to the children and has a three choice…

A reading attitude and interest inventory consisting of 10 questions was administered to more than 300 male students in preparatory classes in two schools at Saida, Lebanon, and in the Siblin Teacher Training Institute nearby. The students were refugees from Palestine who were offered free schooling through the United Nations Relief and Works…

Data are presented from two studies of the amount and kind of reading done by adolescent boys. Study 1 examined the family context of boys' reading and the relationships among boys' print use. It sought to answer such questions as "What parental behaviors are effective in socializing children's print use?" and "Are there relationships between…

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of reading literary works by black and white writers on students' attitudes toward black literature. One hundred and thirty-two students made up the experimental group, and 157 made up the control group. Both groups were pretested with the Attitude toward Black Literature scale constructed by the…

Notes that instructional television uses special programing which can motivate student readers and describes several ITV programs which are available from nonprofit distributors. (MKM)

The role of librarians and teachers in directing young adults to become literate and enjoy a lifetime of reading pleasure is discussed. (Author/MBR)