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Peer reviewedMaring, Gerald H. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes a questionnaire designed to discover how reading affects students' lives. (RB)
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Questionnaires, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedMaring, Gerald H. – Reading Teacher, 1978
Offers suggestions for implementing psycholinguistic methods in the classroom. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Miscue Analysis, Psycholinguistics, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedMaring, Gerald H. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Describes a study designed to assess students' reading maturity, involving such factors as achievement, interests, attitudes, and leisure reading habits. (MKM)
Descriptors: Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Maturation, Reading Achievement
Download full textMaring, Gerald H. – 1985
Intended for teachers to share with parents of school children, this paper presents techniques to encourage children to read during their summer vacations. The 21 suggestions for parents include the following: (1) model reading behaviors, (2) brainstorm with children to determine possible areas of interest, (3) read aloud to children, (4) allow…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Motivation Techniques, Parent Child Relationship
Peer reviewedMaring, Gerald H.; Shea, Mary Ann – Journal of Reading, 1982
Indicates that college students need assistance to develop reading maturity along with reading skills and gives specific suggestions for developing reading maturity in developmental reading programs. (AEA)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMaring, Gerald H.; Warner, Dennis – Rural Educator, 1986
Reports results of a study assessing reading maturity among 188 college-bound students in seven small rural schools and compares results to surveys of seventh graders and college freshmen. Describes the 15-minute reading survey completed by the students and lists 15 ways to develop reading maturity in small rural schools. (JHZ)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Freshmen, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 7
Maring, Gerald H.; Warner, Dennis – 1984
A 15-minute reading inventory was administered to 188 students in seven rural districts to assess and compare the reading maturity of the college-bound juniors and seniors in those districts. Results showed that on a leisure reading attitude scale, the college-bound students had an average score of 60 points with 20 being the lowest and 100 the…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, High School Students
