This paper examines the high levels of social connectedness and civic engagement between the [North] Brisbane School of Arts and the local metropolitan newspapers in their eagerness to establish and promote a reading club that would curb what they felt was the local community's preoccupation with reading popular novels. The Brisbane Literary…

Language arts teachers and library media specialists bear the responsibility of teaching students how to properly feed their brains. In this article, the author describes how she teaches her students to make wise choices when selecting books. Furthermore, she presents the "Brain Food Pyramid" model that looks similar to the food pyramid but it…

This bibliography presents annotations and critical appraisals of all fiction titles published between 1968 and 1993 by African American authors and targeting young adult readers--166 titles by 57 authors. Only works of fiction--historical fiction, modern realistic fiction, fantasy and science fiction, and mystery and suspense--by African American…

A study examined the commonalities that "voracious" readers share, and how their experiences can guide parents, teachers, and librarians in assisting children to become self-actualized readers. Subjects, 25 adults ranging in age from 20 to 67 years, completed a questionnaire concerning their reading histories and habits. Respondents…

This report describes the birth of the Eve Malmquist Institute for Reading (EMIR) and its first year of operation. The report is in two parts. The first part presents the addresses given at the opening ceremony where the speakers gave their views on different aspects of reading and reading development, such as reading for pleasure, reading…

Designed to increase sixth-grade students' leisure time reading, this practicum study investigated the effectiveness of a computerized independent reading contest. An existing word processing program was modified to encourage the sixth-grade students to read. A list of 25 books was developed. Students used the computer program to respond to…

This annotated bibliography of books published chiefly during 1989 contains a selection of picture books, fiction, and nonfiction designed to appeal to children, stimulate their imaginations, and meet their needs for information. Approximately 100 books are annotated and arranged first by age group and then alphabetically by title. Approximately…

Few children possess the knowledge and experience to identify the best books from the numbers that flood the market, so it is wise for authors, publishers, librarians, teachers, and parents to be aware of any body of informed critical opinion regarding excellence in books for children. The contribution of the conscientious critic is as valuable to…

Napoleon Bonaparte had both a personal and national interest in books, and he exerted a tremendous influence on the country's libraries during his 16 years as leader of France. In addition to collecting books for his personal libraries (including a traveling library that he took with him on his campaigns), he instituted an accelerated program for…

The study examined the reading interests, attitudes, and habits of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted students. The data were gathered from the 69 state assisted gifted programs in Missouri by means of a survey developed by the investigator. The Ss were limited to the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted children whose program coordinators…

A survey of the reading choices made by academically gifted secondary school students was conducted in 1978 to determine if these choices differed from those revealed in a survey undertaken at the same school in 1973. It was hypothesized that there would be only minor changes in patterns of interest by grade. A total of 172 students completed the…

THE PROCEDURES USED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN THEIR REEVALUATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM ARE DISCUSSED, AND THE PHILOSOPHY WHICH GUIDED THE REWRITING OF THE TEACHING SYLLABUS IS PRESENTED. THE CONSULTANTS SELECTED FOR THE COMMITTEE WERE AUTHORS, EDITORS, DIRECTORS, EXPERTS IN THE MASS MEDIA, AND EDUCATORS…

AT THE SECOND ANNUAL ILLINOIS CONFERENCE ON JUNIOR COLLEGE LIBRARIES, SIX PAPERS WERE PRESENTED. THE FIRST COVERED THE NATURE OF LIBRARY SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PUBLIC. A SECOND SPEAKER DESCRIBED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ILLINOIS JUNIOR COLLEGE LIBRARIES, NOTING THAT THEY DID NOT GENERALLY MEET THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION STANDARDS…

The reading interests of a sixth-grade class of 12 Amish and 23 non-Amish children in a rural school in northern Indiana were compared to determine the impact of home environment and the mass media on children's reading interests. Data gathered through questionnaires and records of books read within a period of 4 weeks showed that reading ranked…

For this study of specific values that adult readers derive from their reading, 100 people from eastern central Illinois were interviewed about their reading experiences. All persons selected for interview were identified as having a continuing interest in reading, reflected in regular voluntary reading. The interviews were analyzed for…