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Bottomley, Diane M.; Truscott, Diane M.; Marinak, Barbara A.; Henk, William A.; Melnick, Steven A. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1999
Compares whole language, literature-based, and basal reader literacy instruction in terms of the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey, the Reader Self-Perception Scale, and the Writer Self-Perception Scale. Finds that a literature-based approach to reading and writing appeared to exert superior impact on intermediate-aged children's affective…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Intermediate Grades
Friend, Anna Christine – 1995
A study attempted to determine how students in literature-based reading programs compare to students in basal-based, skill-oriented reading programs in terms of their interest in reading. The study was carried out on a sample of 215 pupils in 9 third and fifth grade classrooms from school districts in Eastern Kansas and Northeastern Oklahoma.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, English Curriculum