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Dawes, Erika Thulin; Cunningham, Katie Egan; Enriquez, Grace; Cappiello, Mary Ann – Teachers College Press, 2023
From the authors of the popular blog and resource for teachers, The Classroom Bookshelf, this book offers a framework and teaching ideas for using recently released children's and young adult literature to build a culture of inquiry and engagement from a text-first approach. "Reading With Purpose" is designed to help K-8 teachers tap…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Reading Material Selection, Guidelines, Teaching Methods
Adam, Helen; Hays, Anne-Maree; Urquhart, Yvonne – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
This paper reports on a study of the children's book preferences of 82 Preservice teachers (PSTs) at one Western Australian University. The study found PSTs preferred older books published during their own childhood or earlier. Further, representation of people of colour was limited to only 8 of 177 titles listed by PSTs. Key influences on their…
Descriptors: White Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Reading Material Selection, Foreign Countries
Rahmawati, Citra; Suhardi; Mustadi, Ali – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2021
Introduction: Issues of urgency in learning include interest in reading and social skills in primary schools. Interest in reading and social skills are some of the basic things that are always integrated into all learning. Therefore, learning requires appropriate media to overcome these problems, one of which is a sociocultural-based reflective…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Reading Interests, Interpersonal Competence, Elementary School Students
Tondreau, Amy; Rabinowitz, Laurie – Reading Teacher, 2021
This article provides a critical literacy approach to reading picture books that represent individuals with disabilities. It details close reading with a critical literacy stance as a scaffolded method for teachers to support students' increased access to conversations about disability. A sample lesson plan and three prompting guides are provided…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Picture Books, Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Brewer, Amanda; Núñez, Mariannella – English in Texas, 2021
The authors examined secondary English teachers' values and beliefs about text selection (canonical versus modern and young adults) when working with emergent bilinguals. Findings showed that the tensions teachers identified were focused on whose literacy actions the teachers wanted to prioritize in the classroom: those of the students or those of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Reading Material Selection, Teacher Attitudes, Bilingual Students
Lepper, Chantal; Stang, Justine; McElvany, Nele – Reading Research Quarterly, 2022
Reading motivation is a fundamental basis for reading behavior and performance. For learners, interest is an exceedingly important component of reading motivation. Prior research has shown that students' text-based interest varies significantly between texts. However, it is still unclear why one text elicits greater interest over another.…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Reading Motivation, Reader Text Relationship, Literary Genres
Cun, Aijuan – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
Abundant research has explored interactive book reading and children's literacy learning, but little is known about interactive digital book reading among families with refugee backgrounds. Drawing upon theoretical perspectives on social semiotics multimodality, this study investigates what happens when parents and children with a refugee…
Descriptors: Refugees, Electronic Books, Childrens Literature, Reading Material Selection
Kozak, Stephanie; Recchia, Holly – Reading Teacher, 2019
Research has underscored the cognitive benefits of reading, but scholars have also begun to explore its implications in the socioemotional domain. The authors review research exploring the links between reading and social understanding skills such as empathy and perspective taking, examine the qualities of literature that are posited to foster…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Social Development, Empathy, Perspective Taking
Cailyn N. Dougherty; Cori Robinson Gregg – English in Texas, 2024
Exploring the realm of literacy involves understanding how graphic novels shape students' reading and writing journeys. Through scholarly research, the authors delve into the significant impact of graphic novels on education while highlighting their appeal to students through visual features and engaging storytelling. Included is a discussion of…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Novels, Literacy, Lesson Plans
Salwa Mohamed – Language Learning Journal, 2024
Text classification and text gradation are important for language teachers. Profiling and readability studies examine textual and linguistic features that determine text difficulty. Arabic, as an under-resourced language, suffers from a lack of such studies which results in material developers and textbook writers relying on their intuitions and…
Descriptors: Classification, Language Teachers, Arabic, Second Language Learning
Allred, Johnny B.; Cena, Michael E. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2020
Research has shown that student choice of text and increased time spent on reading independently are two factors that can result in an increase in students' reading motivation and enjoyment. The authors investigated implementation of evidence-based practices to show how they played out in a high school English language arts classroom. The research…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, High School Students, Language Arts, Reading Material Selection
Baker, Sheila; Shulsky, Debby – International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 2020
What skills are needed to view the world beyond one's immediate reality? A deep perspective consciousness is required to live and solve complex issues within a globalized context. Cultivating the seeds of perspective consciousness roots the growth of an open-minded, humanly connected, problem-solving citizen. Literature is positioned as a powerful…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Citizen Participation, Altruism, Global Approach
Derya Gok – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation examines the meaning-making of children (ages 2-5) as they read and play with picture books related to social justice themes, such as identity and diversity, in a preschool and childcare center. The study goal is to investigate the analysis of children's meaning-making of picture books to understand the social world around them…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Social Justice, Self Concept, Diversity
Konrad, Maggie Hoddinott – Reading Teacher, 2023
This study explores the relationship between the books students select for independent reading and their motivation to read. Instructional recommendations based on key findings are presented. To gather data, study participants completed the Motivation to Read Profile-Revised. They also shared information about the books they had selected for…
Descriptors: Students, Reading Material Selection, Reading Motivation, Recreational Reading
Tadayuki Suzuki; Darryn Diuguid; Barbara A. Ward – Multicultural Education, 2023
Every year, the Rainbow Round Table Committee from the American Library Association (ALA) selects quality lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual+ (LGBTQIA+) books for the ALA's Rainbow Book List. The committee evaluated approximately 450 titles published in the United States and Canada between July 1, 2020,…
Descriptors: Libraries, National Organizations, Reading Lists, Sexual Identity