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Children's Perceptions of the Importance and Value of Reading
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Merga, Margaret Kristin; Mat Roni, Saiyidi – Australian Journal of Education, 2018
Fostering children's engagement in regular recreational reading beyond independent skill acquisition is beneficial to promote continued literacy engagement. Regular recreational reading is associated with both literacy skill acquisition and maintenance across the life span. Children's perceptions of the importance and value of reading can…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Reading Attitudes, Values, Recreational Reading
Building a School Reading Culture: Teacher Librarians' Perceptions of Enabling and Constraining Factors
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Merga, Margaret Kristin; Mason, Shannon – Australian Journal of Education, 2019
A supportive school reading culture is an educative context in which there is availability, opportunity, encouragement and support for reading. Little is known about whether Australian schools actively foster reading cultures that are supportive of reading for pleasure. In their role as reading advocates, teacher librarians may be uniquely…
Descriptors: School Culture, Recreational Reading, Reading Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
The Influence of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Variables on Children's Reading Frequency and Attitudes: An Exploration Using an Artificial Neural Network
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Mat Roni, Saiyidi; Merga, Margaret Kristin – Australian Journal of Education, 2019
Children's attitudes towards, and frequency of recreational reading influence their reading skill level. The aim of this study was to determine the relative influence of research-supported intrinsic and extrinsic variables that can shape this attitude and practice, and to investigate the use of artificial neural network as an adjunct approach in…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 6
The Impact of Social Influences on High School Students' Recreational Reading
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Merga, Margaret Kristin; Moon, Brian – High School Journal, 2016
Aliteracy, the state in which the skill to read has been acquired, but not the will, is a growing concern in research on adolescence internationally. The West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading (WASABR) aimed to discover current attitudes toward and levels of engagement in recreational book reading among 520 adolescent students from 20…
Descriptors: High School Students, Recreational Reading, Social Influences, Parent Influence
What Would Make Them Read More? Insights from Western Australian Adolescents
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Merga, Margaret Kristin – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2016
The link between recreational book reading and improved literacy performance is consistently supported by educational research. Increasing engagement in recreational book reading remains imperative for English teachers, though how to best facilitate this in a secondary context is an object of contention, with limited research in this field. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Habits, Recreational Reading, Reading Skills
"She Knows What I Like": Student-Generated Best-Practice Statements for Encouraging Recreational Book Reading in Adolescents
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Merga, Margaret Kristin – Australian Journal of Education, 2015
The benefit of recreational book reading is well recognized, however the role of teachers in encouraging recreational reading beyond the primary school years of skill acquisition is not clearly defined. In 2012, the West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading was undertaken in 20 schools in Western Australia. As part of the study, students…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Recreational Reading, Reading Attitudes, Teacher Role