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Young Children's Attitudes toward Reading.

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Saracho, Olivia N. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1985

In order to study the reading attitudes of preschoolers, 2,232 early childhood program participants from different ethnic groups were given the Preschool Reading Attitudes Scale. Factor analysis showed substantial loading in three categories: (1) Reading Books in General; (2) Reading Printed Material in School; and (3) Reading Books in the…

Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beginning Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Factor Analysis

In Search of Content Area Reading Instruction: The Role of Science Classrooms.

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Laine, Chester H.; Bullock, Terry L.; Ford, Karen L. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1998

The amount and type of reading instruction going on in middle school science classrooms were studied in middle school classes of four science teachers. About 16% of teacher time was spent in active reading instruction and about 33% in oblique reading instruction. Implications for increasing reading instruction in these classes are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools