Looks at six award-winning citations or medals received by authors because children have selected them. (TO)

The current undesirable preoccupation in children's books with social problems should be replaced by a return to traditional literature such as myths, folktales, and epics. (JH)

A review of the professional literature supports the position that abundant experience with literature has value for young readers. Teachers in the elementary grades stimulate appreciation of literature when (1) their own enthusiasm is evident as they read and discuss books, (2) they regard each pupil as an able reader of and responder about…

Developing life-long reading habits is a process that should begin in elementary school. Children should be encouraged not only to read what has been approved for classroom use but also to look beyond classroom walls to read for interest and enjoyment. "Looking beyond the walls" is a parable that suggests that school curriculum go beyond the…

The study examined the reading interests, attitudes, and habits of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted students. The data were gathered from the 69 state assisted gifted programs in Missouri by means of a survey developed by the investigator. The Ss were limited to the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted children whose program coordinators…

A study was conducted to analyze and compare the reading interests of adults from three educational levels. Fourteen adults in a community college reading center, 20 adults from various professional occupations, and 23 adults from a reading education class were given a reading interest inventory concerned with their reading habits and preferences…

In an attempt to understand nonreader attitudes toward the daily newspaper, 576 non-newspaper reading adults were queried in three waves about their reasons for avoiding newspapers. In the first wave, the major findings were that nonreaders avoid newspapers because of lack of time, preference for another news medium, newspaper cost, and lack of…

A survey of the reading choices made by academically gifted secondary school students was conducted in 1978 to determine if these choices differed from those revealed in a survey undertaken at the same school in 1973. It was hypothesized that there would be only minor changes in patterns of interest by grade. A total of 172 students completed the…

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED IN ORDER TO ALERT TEACHERS TO THE NECESSITY OF PERSONALLY SELECTING BOOKS WHICH WILL CREATE STIMULATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF PRESENT-DAY YOUTH--(1) WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING BOOKS. (2) WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SELECT THEM. (3) HOW CAN READERS PUT KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION. (4) HOW…

This discussion of the necessity for promoting a vigourous, prosperous, and free press addresses several areas of journalistic concern: the growing tendency toward disinterest in reading in a population that is nearly 100% literate; the decline of reading habits and motivation to read as reading skills improve; and the inability of newspaper…

THE MAJOR GOALS OF READING AND LITERATURE WERE CLARIFIED TO EMPHASIZE THE ROLE OF LITERATURE AS A VEHICLE FOR ENJOYMENT RATHER THAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF READING-STUDY SKILLS. THE MAJOR GOAL OF READING INSTRUCTION IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFICIENCY IN TASKS REQUIRING READING. THIS GOAL INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC VOCABULARY AND COMPREHENSION…

The reading interests of a sixth-grade class of 12 Amish and 23 non-Amish children in a rural school in northern Indiana were compared to determine the impact of home environment and the mass media on children's reading interests. Data gathered through questionnaires and records of books read within a period of 4 weeks showed that reading ranked…

For this study of specific values that adult readers derive from their reading, 100 people from eastern central Illinois were interviewed about their reading experiences. All persons selected for interview were identified as having a continuing interest in reading, reflected in regular voluntary reading. The interviews were analyzed for…