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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 textKNUDSON, 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
Peer reviewedFive, Cora Lee – New Advocate, 1988
Discusses one teacher's abandonment of workbooks and a skills approach and her development of a reading program that emphasizes the elements of time, ownership, and response. (MS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 5, Journal Writing, Letters (Correspondence)
