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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Reading for Pleasure"”.
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Reading Motivation In Upper Elementary Students: How Children Explain Reading For Pleasure
… study investigated the phenomenon of the pleasure reading experience in fourth and fifth grade students. The purpose of the study was to create a dialogue with children regarding their leisure reading habits in an effort to inform our understanding of aliteracy, a term that refers to …
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“Why Has She Stopped Reading?” The Case for Supporting Reading for Pleasure in Secondary Schools.
… to investigate why some children, who engage in reading for pleasure at primary school, stop reading once they have transitioned to secondary school. The study followed eight students from their last term of Year 6 primary education (10 to 11 year-olds) through to the end of their first term of …
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Researching the effects of reading for pleasure in English on adult esl learners' acquisition of English
… of second language acquisition believe that reading for pleasure in a second language facilitates learning of that language, that it may be even more valuable to the learner than direct instruction. Little empirical evidence exits, however, to imply the effectiveness of pleasure reading for …
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Reading for Pleasure in Nigeria: An In-depth Case Study of the Reading Habits of a Small Group of 9–12 Year Olds in Nigeria
… largely because Nigerian children do not read for pleasure, even though these claims lack the backing of empirical research. This qualitative study therefore explores reading for pleasure done by a group of 9–12 year olds in a book club in Nigeria. It aims to shed light on the extent to which …
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Factors That Foster or Hinder Student Reading Motivation in a Suburban Primary School
Readingtakes a large amount of effort, but if students are without the motivation to read, they will put little effort into the task of reading (Guthrie, Perencevich, Tonks, and Wigfield, 2004). According to the report of the International Student Assessment (PISA) results of the sixty-four …
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Rural Voices: A Photographic Journey of the Intersection of Place and Reading Identity in Rural Adolescents
… have long been documenting the decline in reading habits of Americans, particularly adolescents and young adults. Reading for pleasure has been declining for the last three decades. Young people claim that reading is boring and irrelevant to their fast-paced, largely digital lives. In the …
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How do intrinsic motivational strategies impact student's engagement in learning?
… one of the key factors in student's academic performance in the classroom. Thus, my research question becomes "how do intrinsic motivational strategies impact student's engagement in learning?" Researchers believe there are three common factors that are thought to promote intrinsic motivation: …
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Deterents to Reading and Methods to Support Students to Become Lifelong Readers
… become aware of some inhibitors to recreational reading and know the best practices to combat them. An important step is determining the students’ attitude towards reading. Then, it may be possible to gauge what needs to be enhanced in the classroom or/and in the home. This research examines the …
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Searching for Balance: The Reading Choices, Experiences, and Habits of Women in Higher Education Leadership Roles
… work-life balance, yet they make time to read for professional development and for pleasure. Utilizing grounded theory methodology, focus group methods, and grounded theory coding, this study examines the reading choices and habits of women in higher education leadership roles, delving into how …
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Encouraging ESL Teachers to Empower Their Students to Read
… to study, at institutions of higher education. Unfortunately, the below satisfactory English skills of these students are a concern worldwide. One of the most critical factors affecting their academic progress is their reading skills.</p> <p>It is widely accepted that a successful student in …
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Assessing Factors that Distinguish First-Generation College Students from Non First-Generation College Students at an Urban Comprehensive University
… of the strength of association. Data analysis for this study consisted of a combination of chi-square and descriptive discriminate analysis using logistic regression. Chi-square analysis was the preliminary statistical procedure used in this study. I relied on a sequence of chi-square analyses …
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Adjustment Among College Students Experiencing Parental Divorce as Young Adults
… three proposed moderator variables account for any additional variance beyond the main effects model. The three moderator variables selected are parent-child attachment, interparental conflict, and gender. A total of 684 college students from four universities in the southeastern region of …
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Sibling readers’ joint reading practices and multimodal responses to picturebook reading events in home settings.
This research explores a gap in family reading practices using a multiliteracies perspective. The predominant focus within family reading practices is how parents help their children to read with noticeable benefits such as language development, social bonding and literacy skills. Less attention …
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Silent Reading: A Case of Sustained Silent Reading in a Western Cape Grade 5 Classroom
"Well-developed Reading and Viewing skills are central to successful learning across the curriculum" (Department of Basic Education, 2011: 10). Previous sociocultural research as well as the South African Department of Basic Education has shown the importance of reading- both in terms of …
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Reading in Mandarin and English: Using Reading Miscue Inventory and Retrospective Miscue Analysis with Adult English Language Learners
… case study explored five college ELLs' reading processes in their native Mandarin language and the English language. The purpose of this case study is 1) to discover the reading process of five native-Mandarin-speaking adult ELLs at a large Midwestern university; 2) to learn their …
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An Exploration of How Closely Upper Elementary Magnet School Reading Teachers' Perceptions of Evidence-based Practices in Reading Compared to Actual Practices in Their Classrooms
… how closely upper elementary magnet school reading teachers’ perceptions of evidenced-based practices in reading compared to actual practices in their classrooms. Literacy instruction, beginning in the third grade, places more emphasis on comprehension and higher expectations on the students …