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Lauren Capotosto – Reading Horizons, 2024
To promote independent reading in middle school, teachers must understand why adolescents choose to read or not read a specific book. Yet, there is limited research on the factors that students consider when evaluating books that teachers have introduced them to in class. This study aimed to describe factors that 43 Grade 7 and 8 students noted as…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Reading Material Selection
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Popp, Jacquelynn S.; Di Domenico, Paula; Makhlouf, Joanna – Reading Horizons, 2021
Because close reading and critical analysis of multiple sources is central to social studies, understanding teachers' perspectives about productive textual engagement is imperative. This comparative study explored twelve 5th through 11th-grade social studies teachers' perspectives about supporting students' textual engagement via think-aloud…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Social Studies