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Blackie, Penny – Engl in Educ, 1970
Descriptors: English Instruction, Individual Reading, Literature, Literature Appreciation
Lockerbie, D. Bruce – Engl J, 1970
Maintains that traditional summer reading assignments discourage students' pleasurable responses to reading; based on a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1969). (RD)
Descriptors: Individualized Reading, Literature Appreciation, Reading Assignments, Reading Interests
Download full textJohannessen, Larry R. – 1992
To help improve students' ability to interpret and write about literature, teachers should get rid of old habits. The old habits include giving quizzes to make sure students read assignments, and assigning readings just because particular works are part the literary canon. Once a teacher assigns a novel and gives a quiz, everything the teacher and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Novels, Reader Response
KNUDSON, RICHARD L. – 1967
BOOK REPORT ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE PART OF A CAREFULLY PLANNED READING PROGRAM TO MOTIVATE STUDENT INTEREST IN LITERATURE. GOOD READING PROGRAMS CAN BE CREATED BY--(1) ASSESSING STUDENT NEEDS, INTERESTS, AND REGIONAL BACKGROUND, (2) APPRAISING THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S READING ABILITY AND THE AMOUNT OF OUTSIDE READING REQUIRED IN OTHER COURSES, (3)…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Literature Appreciation
