The development of the Primary Pupil Reading Attitude Inventory to measure recreational reading attitudes is described. Twenty second and third graders were interviewed to determine favorite after school and weekend activities. The nine most frequently named activities and three reading activities were then depicted by an artist in separate…

Word frequency was determined for library books that primary-grade children selected for free reading. A survey of librarians determined which books these children selected. This list was reduced to 80 books through evaluations by elementary school teachers. A computer analysis of each word in these books revealed 105,280 running words. When…

The purpose of this study was to describe the differences in reading interests expressed by college students and prisoners. Two forms of fixed-alternative response surveys based on specific reading categories of presumed interest to young males were developed. The short form consisted of fifteen named categories ranging from social problems like…

A librarian stresses that book selection in public libraries should satisfy community interests and needs rather than the "balanced stock" recommended by Melvil Dewey. (MBR)

Describes a "readathon" (using some of the walk-a-thon techniques) during which 100 students in a small, rural community read books for various periods of time to help raise money to buy books for the school reading lab. (JM)

Reports on a study using data from 13,395 young people to investigate displacement of book reading by television viewing. Found no general displacement of time from one activity to another. (ARH)

Nine books for young readers are reviewed. Ten books for teachers, ranging in subject from personal narrative to professional development, are also reviewed. Publishers and list prices are given. (JL)

Reflects on childhood memories of reading a number of books by Leo Edwards and Margaret Pedler. (EL)

Reports on the responses of children in Northern Ireland to "The Twelfth Day of July" by Joan Lingard, a contemporary novel set in their own country. (HOD)

Notes that teachers are now spending a great deal of time teaching reading skills and ignoring activities that encourage students to engage in the total reading process. Recommends techniques and activities designed to encourage reading for enjoyment and comprehension. (FL)

Discusses the benefits of reading young adult novels. Remarks on their serious intent, careful craftmanship, effective expression, as well as their ability to illuminate the human condition and provide insights. (EL)

Presents information regarding frequently occurring reading tasks both at work and in leisure settings. Concludes that (1) competencies exist that can be measured independently, (2) these competencies are distinguishable in terms of goals and procedures of reader, and (3) activity as measured by time spent with material for a specific task is…

Offers descriptions of reading programs created for the elderly in community centers and retirement and nursing homes. (HOD)

Probes the association of reading achievement and attitude with productive factors in learning by regressing on 18 indices of seven factors the scores of more than 2,000 17-year-old students from a National Assessment of Educational Progress sample. (FL)

Reviews at length books for younger readers dealing with animals such as hippopottami and opossums. Also reviews books on mosses and plant pathology. (CRH)