The main barriers to teenage reading are lack of reading skills, lack of reading materials, and lack of time for reading. The school has often unconsciously contributed to the teenager's not reading by overloading him with homework and providing too many after-school activities. Another important factor that affects the child's attitude toward…

The investigation studied two procedures of data collection used to determine children's reading interests. These procedures were compared to see if children responded the same to annotated titles as to actual books. Following an interest inventory, 233 fifth grade children were divided into three groups and were asked whether they would select a…

Presents a model designed to expand the comprehension skills and literary interests of children in elementary school. (DD)

Offers suggestions for implementing psycholinguistic methods in the classroom. (MKM)

Discusses the renewed importance of retail sales in the children's book market and the emergence of three kinds of children's books: lavishly illustrated picture books, novels by brand name authors, and imaginative merchandise books. Discusses how children's books reach institutional and retail markets. (EL)

Suggestions for creating a home environment favorable for building positive reading habits are presented. (MT)

Describes a technique that allows children to share their reading interests with others. (FL)

In the first manuscript, preference and interest studies are examined for the purpose of determining the issues involved in guiding educational professionals in the selection of books for free reading in the classroom and the library. Studies which examined books that children actually read rather than studies investigating topics children might…

This volume, a companion to "Talk That Book: Booktalks To Promote Reading," presents 263 new booktalks on classics and best sellers that serve a wide range of interests for all ages and reading interests. Usually, booktalking is an oral presentation of 10 or 20 booktalks lasting about 30 minutes; however, this book can also act as a…

The assumption that book title choices can be used for identification of pupil interests is supported. (RB)

Examines five apparent axioms concerning the teaching of reading to ascertain if they are in reality axiomatic. (TO)

Reports a survey of the reading habits of a national sample of 5067 adults designed to determine what is being read--by whom, for how long, and for what reason--and how reading fits into people's daily activities. (TO)

Offers suggestions on teaching using paperbacks and on how to stimulate a student's interest in reading. (TO)

Presents information on documents in the ERIC system concerning adolescent literature and the reading interests of high school students. (RB)

Teenage fiction is a rapidly growing segment of American book publishing. Current books are listed and briefly evaluated taking into account the special problems and concerns of the adolescent. (35 references) (DH)