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Wang, Xiaocheng; Jin, Yuanying – Journal of Literacy Research, 2021
This study addressed the cross-cultural validation of the Chinese Motivation for Reading Questionnaire (CMRQ) in a sample of 522 seventh to ninth graders from two public schools in eastern China. Confirmatory factor analyses, item-total correlation analyses, and reliability analyses were conducted to assess the psychometric quality of the CMRQ.…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Questionnaires, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Ince Samur, Ayse Özgül – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2021
Adopting a reading culture is a process that takes shape in family starting from the moment the child is born and school environment. The most critical phase of this process is the "preschool period." Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to construct a systematic intervention to create a reading culture in the preschool period.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Reading Instruction, Stakeholders
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Scharlau, Ingrid; Körber, Miriam; Karsten, Andrea – Frontline Learning Research, 2019
Although there is considerable research on and knowledge about students' conceptualizations of learning or academic practices and skills, the variability of these conceptualizations has been consistently neglected. In the present study, we address this variability in the field of academic reading with the help of a novel approach. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Reading Processes, Reading Comprehension
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Scholes, Laura – Journal of Research in Reading, 2019
Background: Research illustrates that girls indicate more positive attitudes towards reading than boys. Gender differences are often presented in simplistic terms with 'all boys' represented as one homogenous group. Methods: This study developed a survey to identify similarities and differences in boys' and girls' attitudes towards a range of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Reading Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Mizrachi, Diane; Salaz, Alicia M. – College & Research Libraries, 2020
The Academic Reading Format International Study (ARFIS) collected data from more than 21,000 university students in 33 countries regarding their reading format (print or electronic) preferences and behaviors when engaging with academic texts during a three-year period. Quantitative analysis shows a consistent preference for print reading among…
Descriptors: College Students, Qualitative Research, Reading Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Nguyen, Ha Thi Thu; Henderson, Ariana – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2020
Learning an academic discipline requires at a fundamental level reading of knowledge that has been recorded, debated and developed in writing over time. Given the essential role of reading in shaping knowledge, there needs to be more emphasis on approaches that nurture an engaged reading practice. This article explores the role of instrumental,…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, College Instruction, Critical Reading, Recreational Reading
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Batur, Zekerya; Özcan, Halil Ziya – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2020
This study investigated the attitudes and perceptions of 5th grade students in terms of reading. The study group consists of 10 participants, 6 girls and 4 boys, attending the 5th grade of a public school. This research is a qualitative study with a descriptive phenomenology design. As a data collection tool, the students' drawings and face to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Reading Attitudes, Painting (Visual Arts), Grade 5
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Stahl, Garth; Scholes, Laura; McDonald, Sarah; Mills, Reece; Comber, Barbara – Research Papers in Education, 2023
The fields of science and literacy education continue to be shaped by pervasive gender inequality. Previous research has documented how the formation of a 'science identity' is contingent on access to science capital while research in literacy education continues to highlight how boys struggle in their literacy acquisition. Despite a robust…
Descriptors: Males, Scientific Literacy, Place Based Education, Masculinity
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Art Tsang; Susanna Siu-sze Yeung – SAGE Open, 2024
Despite much attention having been paid to foreign language (FL) reading and related variables such as self-efficacy, relatively few studies have focused on young learners, and even fewer on storybooks, arguably the commonest genre read by children worldwide for language learning. As FL learning commences at a young age in many contexts globally,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Language Proficiency, Correlation, English (Second Language)
Danica Donker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Elementary students' literacy skills are decreasing nationwide ("The Nation's Report Card," 2019). This is concerning because as literacy skills slip, the literacy demands for American workers are steadily increasing (OECD, 2013). Unfortunately, adding to the situation is the fact that students' attitudes towards reading are worsening…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Attitudes, Recreational Reading, Reading Motivation
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Bachmann, Abbey – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2022
Lack of motivation to read is the culprit of many students' struggles in literacy achievement, resulting in wider gaps in reading achievement and resulting inequities in schools across America. When students are provided with the ability to choose the text they read for English class, they have an increase in interest and commitment to read, which…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Reading Motivation, Reading Achievement, Correlation
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Arnaud, L. Mari; Gutman, Sharon A. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2022
Children living in disenfranchised communities are at risk for growing up without developing the literacy skills they need to succeed and thrive later in life. The ability to read proficiently is a prerequisite for engagement in a myriad of meaningful occupations, financial success, and optimal health management. This set of practice guidelines…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Skills, Occupational Therapy, Elementary School Students
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Rob Waring; Mintra Puripunyavanich – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2025
This study reports the perceptions and understanding of extensive reading (ER) of 259 ER practitioners in Japan, Thailand, Mongolia, and Vietnam. The majority of participants understood the core principles of ER, namely (a) the fluent reading of (b) a lot of (c) easy texts. However, about 25% of the participants in Thailand, Mongolia, and Vietnam…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Materials, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Teachers
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Campbell, Stacey – Reading Teacher, 2021
Learning about being a reader is more than teaching phonics. A pilot study of shared picture book reading in early childhood education as a means to support young children in developing a broader understanding of literacy, in addition to phonics and phonological awareness, is discussed. The Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO)…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Picture Books, Phonics, Phonological Awareness
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Carignan, Isabelle; Quick, Robin L.; Beaudry, Marie-Christine; Deck, Alexandra; Beauregard, France; Roy-Charland, Annie – Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2021
This article discusses an innovative family literacy project that was implemented in a community setting. Male trios consisting of a male significant figure, a struggling reader in elementary school, and a pre-service teacher were created. The goal was (a) to develop the student's motivation to read by using a male reading role model and allowing…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Males, Elementary School Students, Preservice Teachers
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