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Bochtler, Stanley Edwin – 1971
St. Peter, Illinois, a small community with a population of 400, was selected for this sociological study to determine (1) the social structure of a small community, (2) the number of social levels discernible, (3) the reading habits and interests of the inhabitants, (4) the reading achievement of elementary school children, and (5) the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Questionnaires, Reading Achievement, Reading Habits
Miller, Beverly; Pollard, Frances M. – 1977
For this study of specific values that adult readers derive from their reading, 100 people from eastern central Illinois were interviewed about their reading experiences. All persons selected for interview were identified as having a continuing interest in reading, reflected in regular voluntary reading. The interviews were analyzed for…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Libraries, Questionnaires
Download full textIllinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1987
This monograph was developed to provide elementary classroom teachers with suggestions for diagnosing several aspects of children's reading abilities and attitudes. The techniques described adhere to diagnostic guidelines set forth in the first part of the monograph and should be useful in regular classroom situations. The remainder of the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Flynn, Barbara – Illinois Libraries, 1999
Describes the grant-supported Read, Enjoy and Do (R.E.A.D.) program of the Park Forest (Illinois) Public Library intended to provide materials to help parents/caregivers make reading an enjoyable learning experience for children. Highlights the program's accomplishments, strengths, and weaknesses. Analyzes changed or altered grant needs and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grants, Library Funding, Library Services
PDF pending restorationChronos, Julie; Long, Patti; Wagner, Laura; Sorensen, June – 1997
An action research project focused on how a child's academic achievement is affected by his or her chronological age. The population consisted of kindergarten and third-grade students in a growing middle class community within a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois. Evidence for the existence of this problem was gathered from teacher surveys,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Age Grade Placement, Cross Age Teaching
Smith, Christine; Tracy, Esther; Weber, Lynne – 1998
This report describes a program for increasing levels of leisure time reading and heightened awareness of age and ability appropriate literature with an effort to encourage targeted students in grades 2, 3, and 6 to become lifelong readers. The targeted population lives in a growing rural, low to upper middle class community located in north…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Individualized Reading
Direct linkGuzzetti, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. "Literacy for the New Millennium" includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Young Adults, Adolescents, Literacy Education
