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Peer reviewedSutton, Marjorie Hunt – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Early Reading, Kindergarten, Learning, Longitudinal Studies
Robinson, Helen M.; and others – Reading Res Quart, 1969
Descriptors: Attitudes, Content Area Reading, Library Skills, Literacy
Ajay, Helen – 1975
Using readings from the book "Popular Writing in America: The Interaction of Style and Audience," this paper examines the parameters of literary style. The paper explores the themes and forms of a number of literary genres and describes the various devices used by authors within the confines of these genres to win and maintain audience…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Devices, Literary Genres, Literary Styles
Sebesta, Sam L.; And Others – 1981
A study was conducted to discover the components of books that children prefer over and above those children's books that adults critically acclaim. Forty intermediate-level fiction books included in the "Children's Choices" listings for 1978 to 1980 were read by three adult researchers and classified according to A. Applebee's taxonomy…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Fiction, Intermediate Grades
Yoder, Jan M. – 1978
To determine the relative importance of four narrative factors in the reading interests of male and female adolescents, 485 tenth through twelfth graders read 32 synopses of imaginary plots involving adolescents. The four narrative factors are: sex of the protagonist, setting, narration, and portrayal of events. Each of the factors was bipolarized…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Females, High School Students, Literature Appreciation
Stanton, Frank – 1978
We should resist the temptation to label our times the Age of Television--it really is an era of mass communication, and books play a strong role in this process. A positive correlation between increased television viewing and the increased use of books is indicated by new highs in library circulation figures in the past two decades. Television…
Descriptors: Books, Educational Television, Interaction, Popular Culture
Alperstein, Gerald; And Others – 1980
Two research reports on newspaper readership and two summaries of recent newspaper research from other periodicals are reported in the American Newspaper Publishers Association's "ANPA News Research Report Number 26." The first study identifies factors explaining the fluctuations in Canadian daily newspaper household penetration,…
Descriptors: Audiences, Foreign Countries, Information Seeking, Information Sources
Download full textMCCORD, CAROL S. – 1967
THE EFFECTIVE READER SHOULD DEVELOP WORD ATTACK SKILLS, AN ADEQUATE VOCABULARY, AND THE ABILITY TO ADJUST READING RATE TO THE PURPOSE FOR READING. THESE SKILLS ARE INTRODUCED AND REINFORCED AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL WITH INCREASING DEGREES OF REFINEMENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR BY BOTH READING TEACHERS AND CONTENT AREA TEACHERS. LESS OBVIOUS BUT EQUALLY VITAL…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Independent Reading, Reading Habits
Messina, Linda E. – 1979
To determine the relationship of the expressed reading interests of fourth grade students to their free selection library book choices, 12 boys and 9 girls were administered an interest category inventory and recorded their free selection choices on a special record sheet. Analysis of the data revealed a moderately positive correlation between…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Masters Theses, Reading Instruction
Sparkes, Vernone M.; Winter, James P. – 1979
The categories of news flow research and the objectives of readership studies were combined in a pilot field experiment in audience reaction to and interest in foreign news. Using both projective and behavioral measures, the study explored media use patterns and story preferences. In particular, it investigated the effect on reader interest of…
Descriptors: Audiences, Conflict, Foreign Countries, Journalism
Hocevar, Susan P.; Hocevar, Dennis – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine if beginning readers read with fewer errors when the reading materials had content directly related to the reader's existing cognitive structure (for example, reading based on recent concrete experiences). Meaningfulness was manipulated by basing the reading materials on an audio-tutorial science program…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Content Area Reading, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Saint Louis Board of Education, MO. – 1968
This ESEA Title III library program was designed to motivate the reading of elementary school pupils in the St. Louis, Missouri, schools. Main features of the program included (1) centralized processing of library materials; (2) establishment of a library services center; (3) establishment of libraries in 12 overcrowded elementary schools; (4)…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Library Services, Motivation, Reading Interests
Child Study Association of America / Wel-Met, Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
The books in this annual listing have been reviewed and selected by the Children's Book Committee, a voluntary group of parents, teachers, librarians, writers, and specialists in various related fields. The listing contains books written for the nursery years through age thirteen. Titles are arranged, for the most part, according to age groups and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature
Holland, Norman N. – 1975
This book examines how personality, in the sense of character development and identity, affects the way in which we read and interpret information. The first chapter deals with the question of who reads what and how they read it. The second chapter uses "A Rose for Emily" as an example of what people read. The third chapter discusses the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Experience, Literary Criticism
Blow, Barbara, Ed.; Juhl, Margaret, Ed. – 1975
The paperbacks listed in this guide have been read or recommended in the editors' individualized reading course at Cedar Falls (Iowa) Senior High School and have been shown to be popular with young adults. The purpose of the guide is to suggest to English teachers and librarians paperback books to purchase for young adults in junior and senior…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Junior High Schools
