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Brown, Les; And Others – Illinois School Research, 1972
The difference in reading interests of boys and girls can represent an intervening variable which affects the outcome of critical thinking tests given to a group including both boys and girls. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Critical Thinking, Grade 2, Reading Interests
Fitzgerald, Alice Irene – Elementary English, 1971
Teachers are urged to be very discriminating when choosing books for a particular group of kindergarten children. Extensive lists of books chosen by a group of children in 1965-70 are included. (AF)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten
Blair, Allen M. – Elementary English, 1971
Descriptors: Context Clues, Language Styles, Readability, Reading Comprehension
Kautz, Constance R. – Reading Impr, 1970
Descriptors: Blindness, Elementary School Students, Enrichment, Handicapped Children
Christensen, J. A. – Media and Methods--Exploration in Education, 1970
Includes a list of novels in the order of their popularity among an assorted group of 400 students. (RD)
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Reading Ability, Reading Habits, Reading Interests
Lindgren, Astrid – Elem Engl, 1969
Explains how children's imaginations develop. (SW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Early Reading, Imagination
Peer reviewedBainbridge, William Sims – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1982
Data on women readers and authors indicated that: (1) women write more heroic fantasy and politically liberal science fiction than hard science fiction (physical science and technology), (2) women readers like hard science fiction less than men, and (3) many women authors use their fiction to advocate social change from a feminist perspective.…
Descriptors: Authors, Females, Feminism, Males
Cosgrave, Mary Silva – Horn Book Magazine, 1983
Annotates six adult books of interest to high school readers. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adults, Fiction, Literature
Watson, Robert – Use of English, 1983
Discusses three novels that have revived the author's interest in contemporary fiction. (HOD)
Descriptors: Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation
Hunter, Mollie – Horn Book Magazine, 1983
An author of children's literature argues for the need for more heroes in works for young people. (FL)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Fantasy
Cosgrave, Mary Silva – Horn Book Magazine, 1983
Annotates several adult books of interest to high school readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adults, Fiction, Literature
Goodhope, Jeanie – School Library Journal, 1982
Presents results of 1982 reading interest survey which polled 7,933 teenagers between the ages of 11 and 20. Conducted by the San Francisco Bay Area Young Adult Librarians (BAYA), the survey involved 13 participating public libraries. The top ten favorites in the categories of subjects, titles, and authors are noted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Fiction, Library Surveys
Cosgrave, Mary Silva – Horn Book Magazine, 1982
Highlights six current adult books of interest to high school readers. (HOD)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Literature, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedNodelman, Perry – Children's Literature in Education, 1981
Explores the assumptions about their readers implied by two children's novels, one admired by adults and one by children, and considers how such attitudes are fostered in early childhood. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adults, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests
Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Sheila – Language Arts, 1982
Relates a teacher's childhood experiences with poetry and her views of the value poetry has in the language arts curriculum. (HTH)
Descriptors: Creativity, Early Experience, Elementary Education, Language Arts
