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Akrofi, Amma; Janisch, Carole; Button, Kathryn; Liu, Xiaoming – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2010
Reader response theory and research on book interest underpinned a study of the appeal of celebrity-authored children's storybooks to elementary school students. We engaged fifth-grade students in selecting and reading from a set of 41 celebrity-authored books and completing reader response forms. Utilizing the survey research design and a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Childrens Literature, Research Design, Reader Response
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Kucer, Stephen B.; Tuten, Jenny; Treacy, Kathleen M. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2008
The debate over the extent to which individual letters are perceived by proficient readers continues to play a dominant role in the ongoing "reading wars." One view holds that virtually all letters are processed, the other view that only some letters are perceived, supplemented by context and background knowledge. There is little research,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Reading Comprehension, Semantics, Miscue Analysis