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Lamme, Linda – Elementary English, 1974
The habit of reading books by authors one has read previously is a fairly widespread one. (JH)
Descriptors: Authors, Grade 5, Interest Research, Library Material Selection
Sauls, Charles – Elementary English, 1974
Recreational reading habits of grade six students were investigated in relation to certain teacher factors and personal factors of students. (JH)
Descriptors: Grade 6, Questionnaires, Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits
Moyle, Donald, Ed. – 1977
The 298 books annotated in this issue are arranged under six headings: nursery schools, infant schools, junior schools, secondary schools, adult literacy work, and apparatus, games, and kits. The books for school-age children are further subdivided into reading and language development, fiction, and nonfiction. Each entry contains a subjective…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Books
Wilson, Molly M. – 1977
Readarama, a weekly reading group, was conducted in a retirement center in Athens, Georgia. Participants in the voluntary group were retired women who were lifelong readers and who continued to enjoy reading as a hobby. Because of differences in reading interests and in time available for reading, members read independently during the week;…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Continuing Education Centers, Discussion Groups, Older Adults

American Library Association, Chicago, IL. – 1965
A SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ADULTS JUST LEARNING TO READ IS PRESENTED. THE LIST IS UNEVEN AND INCOMPLETE IN MANY SUBJECT FIELDS OF KNOWN INTEREST. SECTION 1 INCLUDES TEXTS, WORKBOOKS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING TITLES FOR THE BEGINNING READER AT APPROXIMATELY GRADES 1-4 READING LEVELS. SECTION 2 LISTS TEXTS, WORKBOOKS, AND…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Reading, Beginning Reading
General Research Corp., McLean, VA. – 1980
This document is an executive summary of a study examining the Inexpensive Book Distribution Program (IBDP), a federally funded and sponsored program operated by Reading is Fundamental (RIF). Sections of the report provide the following information: (1) methodology and procedures for conducting the study, (2) a brief description of RIF national…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Appreciation, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
General Research Corp., McLean, VA. – 1980
This report provides details of a study of the Inexpensive Book Distribution Program (IBDP), a federally funded and sponsored program operated by Reading is Fundamental (RIF). The specific objectives of the described study were to determine the effectiveness of the IBDP in generating student reading motivation, and to describe the process by which…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Appreciation, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Washburn, Judith S. – 1977
Student interest in reading and literature may be increased in several ways. Before students can learn to appreciate literature, they must be interested in reading. Teachers can motivate students to read by identifying the reasons for reading, showing students what benefits various reading materials offer. Teachers can also encourage students to…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Motivation Techniques
Pope, Jesse Rondo – 1975
This paper argues that there must be opportunities for students to pursue recreational reading in a developmental reading program. Some of the considerations suggested for teachers of reading who want to encourage their students to read for recreation include relieving some of the pressures under which many students are forced to operate, knowing…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading, Reading Development, Reading Improvement
Aaronson, Shirley – 1969
A means of adding another dimension to the learning experience, reading for enjoyment, is presented. The author, a reading teacher, found that the most successful approach for her in reaching reluctant readers was to expose students to selected short stories while simultaneously teaching reading skills and writing methods. The reasons for using…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Material Selection
Kirsch, Dorothy Italie – 1973
The purposes of this study were to survey expressed reading interests of first and second grade children from different geographic areas of the United States, with differing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds; to compare expressed reading interests of children in grades one and two in an attempt to determine if interests change; and to…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Doctoral Dissertations, Grade 1, Grade 2
White, Mary Lou Usery – 1972
This study was based on the idea that a structural analysis of picture storybooks might offer implications for the use of structural criticism in the teaching of children's literature. One hundred picture storybooks were analyzed inductively for certain basic components of plot structure which were termed actions. The analysis of the books…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Illustrations, Literary Criticism
Adams, Marlene E. – 1971
A course in the basic principles of journalism is presented. The principles are studied as applied to writing columns, reviews, feature stories, human interest articles, fashion reporting, comics, personality interviews, and other types of entertaining writing for the newspaper. Course objectives include: (1) The student will identify feature…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Course Objectives, Creative Expression
Estes, Thomas H. – 1972
Based on the feeling that affective dimensions of reading are important and deserve evaluation, a scale is suggested to assess attitudes toward reading. The scale consists of a series of statements and five possible responses to each, ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." Each response is given a numerical value; and the higher the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Interest Inventories, Literature Appreciation

Livingston, Myra Cohn – New Advocate, 1988
Argues that reading of just any kind is not enough to stave off the effects of television. Contends that the reading must involve quality books, rather than mass-marketed, instantly gratifying books geared to the lowest common denominator. (JK)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Literature Appreciation, Popular Culture, Publishing Industry