Would I Like to Read This Book?: Eighth Graders' Use of Book Cover Clues to Help Choose Recreational Reading.

Rinehart, Steven D.; Gerlach, Jeanne M.; Wisell, Diana L.; Welker, William A.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Would I Like to Read This Book?: Eighth Graders' Use of Book Cover Clues to Help Choose Recreational Reading.

Rinehart, Steven D.; Gerlach, Jeanne M.; Wisell, Diana L.; Welker, William A.

Reading Research and Instruction, v37 n4 p263-79 Sum 1998

Explores how eighth-grade students choose books for recreational reading. Identifies and analyzes strategies used during a book selection process and information valued during the experiences. Describes how accurately and thoughtfully many students can predict whether they would like to read a particular book or not. Demonstrates the complexities of student predictions and evaluations. (PA)

Descriptors: Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Reading Interests, Reading Material Selection, Reading Research, Recreational Reading

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Language: English

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