The need for High-Interest Low-Readability books (Hi-Lo) has been acknowledged by reading specialists and teachers alike since the 1900s, yet there is a research gap regarding teacher knowledge of and access to these books. This study sought to understand teacher awareness of Hi-Lo books, access to them, and usage within classrooms in the United…

Many adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) experience difficulties reading. To improve reading outcomes for these students, research has demonstrated the importance of providing students with appropriate texts. Appropriate texts are those that match both the reading and interest levels of students and are often credited with reducing…

On the assumption that story thema exphasizing achievement motivation might have potential for influencing readers' values over time, stories randomly selected from 11 high interest low vocabulary series for low achieving junior high students were examined for n-achievement thema. (Author/SJL)

This report presents information gained through an international survey of organizations that produce and distribute easy-to-read materials designed for persons with low-level literacy skills. Questionnaires were sent to approximately 500 publishers, printers, and organizers of literacy programs throughout the world; of these, 95 questionnaires,…

Recent research indicates that boys read as well as girls if given high-interest material but read more poorly if given low-interest material. This study investigated possible factors contributing to the facilitating effect of interest of boys. Two experiments were performed to learn whether high-interest topics are associated with traditionally…

Reports that high school remedial readers perceived good stories to be good stories despite adaptations in readability and length, and poor stories were not helped by improving readability or decreasing length. (FL)

Indicates that Fijian pupils who had read a large number of high-interest story books written in a second language (English) progressed in reading and listening comprehension in that language at twice the rate of those students who had not read such books. (AEA)

The revised Spache Readability Formula and the Fry Readability Formula were applied to 20 selected reading materials designed for adolescents reading at second grade level. Three samples from each text were examined. The results using the Spache formula corresponded to the publisher's stated readability levels, with no significant variability…

Analyzes 25 high-interest low-vocabulary fiction books and compares them to representative young adult literature in terms of 10 characteristics: youthful protagonist; adolescent's interpretation; direct exposition, dialogue, and confrontation; structural conventions; independent protagonist; consequential events; authoritative portrayals;…

This paper discusses the use of newspapers, magazines, and high interest/low vocabulary materials in teaching reading skills to secondary educable mentally retarded (EMR) students. Among the topics it considers are the following: the importance of teaching reading to EMR students through approaches that research indicates are effective, reading…

Librarians often note the lack of guidance for collecting high interest low reading level materials for the reluctant reader. To assist public libraries in Ohio to serve reluctant readers more effectively, a survey was conducted to determine the problems of recommending reading materials for reluctant readers and the problems of buying books for…

Implements a literature-based instructional intervention using a series of high interest, predictable trade books. Engages students in story reading supported by teacher modeling of fluent reading, repeated and choral reading of predictable text, and use of multiple cues in written language. Indicates students gained in reading fluency and…

Two studies were conducted among Hispanic secondary school students in Arizona to determine whether providing special reading time with a wide variety of reading materials in Spanish would affect the students' reading abilities, reading attitudes, and academic self-concepts. The studies were conducted in two Arizona high schools, one in a high…

The guide contains general information on mainstreaming the mildly handicapped child in the regular class and appropriate instructional materials and media. Topics considered include fears of educators and parents about mainstreaming, a model of a continuum for the delivery of special education services, characteristics (with corresponding…

"A Feel for Books" is a book discussion program for adult developing readers and their teachers and tutors conducted at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. The program consists of five or six meetings per year, each about 1.5-2 hours in length conducted at 2 local libraries; over 2 years, 40-60 persons regularly…