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Alexander, J. Estill; Heathington, Betty – Tennessee Education, 1975
Descriptors: Creative Reading, Elementary Education, Positive Reinforcement, Reading Instruction
Johnson, Lynda D. – 1981
Before launching any publications, a newly formed publishing company in New Delhi, India, surveyed its potential readership to develop a demographic overview of the community, to determine patterns and preferences of magazine use, and to develop a profile of perceived and real readership needs. A questionnaire eliciting such information was given…
Descriptors: Adults, Developing Nations, Media Research, Middle Class
Charry, Myrna B. – 1981
There is ample theoretical and experimental evidence showing the positive impact of interest on academic achievement to suggest that college administrators might be well advised to include "expressed interest" in test batteries designed to facilitate the accurate placement of students in particular courses and curricula. J. Dewey was the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Higher Education
Bleich, Linda – 1978
A study was conducted to determine if the "New Realism" in adolescent literature provided a more realistic picture of the psychological and social characteristics of adolescents than did earlier forms of the genre. An analysis was conducted of five novels written before 1960 and five written after that date to determine themes of identity and the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Content Analysis
Klare, George R. – 1981
Two studies investigated the relationships between readability, prior knowledge, and interest in the material being read. In the first study, 169 college freshmen read cloze passages of materials from the Nelson-Denny Reading Tests, then one week later read the whole passages and completed the related multiple choice questions. A control group…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Difficulty Level, High School Seniors, Prior Learning
Download full textMandl, Bette – 1981
A study was conducted to investigate the relationship of fiction reading to adult development. Eighty students at an adult education center completed questionnaires that elicited information concerning their reading of fiction and their adult experiences, as well as demographic information. The results yielded a picture of a group of adult readers…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Developmental Stages, Fiction
Chan, Julie M. T. – 1979
Trade books offer both teachers and students a basic learning tool that can help make learning in the content areas more personal and meaningful. Teachers can use trade books as background reading, for planning units of study, as resource materials in teaching, and as part of the total reading program. Students can use trade books for research…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
RASMUSSEN, MARGARET – 1960
FOUR ARTICLES ON INDIVIDUALIZED READING AND SELF-SELECTION REPRINTED FROM "CHILDHOOD EDUCATION" AND "READING," THE JOURNAL AND BULLETIN OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL (ACEI), ARE PRESENTED. THE FIRST ARTICLE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELF-SELECTION, OF THE TEACHER'S ROLE IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR…
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Individualized Reading, Reading Ability, Reading Improvement
Stachelek, Deborah Ann – 1976
This study compared the reading interests and habits of American and Canadian senior high school students and examined the extent to which the English curricula in their schools coincide with those reading interests. Questionnaires were distributed to a total of 680 students in three schools (urban, suburban, and rural) in the New Britain,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, English Curriculum, High Schools, Reading Habits
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1977
The learning modules described are for the use of students in education or practicing teachers who wish to develop strong interest in reading in elementary students. The contents of the modules are described as well as the activities and resources involved in their use. Ordering information for materials and a critique of the modules are provided.…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
HARRIS, CHARLES – 1968
ON THE PREMISE THAT GHETTO YOUTH ARE NONREADERS MAINLY BECAUSE MOST READING MATERIALS ARE UNINSPIRED, MIDDLE-CLASS, AND ANTISEPTIC, THE SPRINGBOARDS READING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED. PRESENTLY IMPLEMENTED IN HARLEM (NEW YORK CITY) "STREET ACADEMIES," THE PROGRAM UTILIZES A SERIES OF FOUR-PAGE BOOKLETS DESIGNED TO INTEREST DISADVANTAGED MALE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, High School Students
Dewberry, Robert Preston – 1976
This study focused upon the reading interests, habits, and attitudes of high school junior English students. A survey instrument was used to collect data concerning differences among groups of students (sex, race, and academic placement) in terms of preferred reading materials and areas of interest, specific reading interests, actual reading…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, English Instruction, Grade 11, High School Students
Belloni, Loretta T. – 1976
In a study designed to discover whether interest in reading materials influenced a student's comprehension, 47 seventh grade students, reading one to two grade levels below their grade placement, were assigned a self selected story of high interest and a story of low interest. The 12 short story selections were assembled on the basis of research…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1975
The books listed in this annotated bibligraphy have been selected to assist teachers, librarians, and other interested persons in choosing books for reluctant readers. The books present a wide range of high interest material which is not always at a low reading level. Books are listed in three categories: picture books, intended mostly for use…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Dempsey, Jane – 1975
The diagnostic and prescriptive strategies presented in this paper are based on the assumption that reading is language, reading is understanding, reading is not an exact process, reading is responding, and reading is enjoyable. The principles of diagnosis based on these assumptions are that diagnosis will be based on the goals of the reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Miscue Analysis, Psycholinguistics, Reading Achievement
