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Nonfiction and adolescent reading interests
Already popular with the general reading public, nonfiction can have a viable place in the English curriculum. However, in order to increase teacher as well as student enthusiasm for exploring this genre, nonfiction selections chosen for study in the English class must take into consideration …
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Reading Interests of Early Adolescents in the Parochial Schools of the City of Omaha
… not end there however. Proper direction in good reading habits, tastes and interests must be developed also if the child is to cultivate a desire to become acquainted with the enduring beauty and wisdom that great men and women have created. The influence of reading tastes and habits lasts a …
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Relationships Between Reading Interests and Reading Comprehension Among Fourth-Grade and Sixth-Grade Students
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Reading Interests in Relation to Vocational, Extracurricular, and Academic Interests of Boys in Grades Two Through Six
… possibilities of a positive relationship between reading, vocational, academic, and extracurricular interests within the elementary grades. If a correlation could be established, this would aid the teacher in developing the necessary skills in a strong foundation for future use by the student. The …
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A comparison of reading interests of college preparatory and non-college bound students in grades 10, 11 and 12.
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University
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The Ranges of Life Interests and Reading Interests Among Adult Users of Public Libraries in Communities of Various Sizes
… size of the community between the range of life interests and the range of reading interests among public library users in communities where public libraries are of good quality.
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Reading Interest Congruence Between High Interest/Low Level Published Materials and Reading Interests of Students in an Alternative Junior High School
… the content of high interest/low level published reading materials were congruent with the topical reading interests of the students enrolled in an alternative school. Procedure. To determine the reading interests, an inventory was administered. Data were tabulated for population on a percentage …
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A Study of the Reading Interests and Attitudes of Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Gifted Children in the State of Missouri
The purpose of this study was to identify the reading interests of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted students. The study was further implemented to identify the gifted's attitudes toward reading and their reading habits. The data were gathered from the 69 state-assisted gifted programs in …
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The Impact of Gender Related Influences on the Reading Interests of Boys and Girls: An In-Service Education Project to Inform Teaching Practices
… recent literature about the effects of gender on reading preference, it is apparent that there are important differences in the types of reading materials that interest boys and girls. In many ways, the patterns of book selection revealed by recent studies seem to mirror the stereotypes of what is …
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The Relationship Between Professed Student Reading Interest and Student Choice of Reading Topics
… Georgia school served as subjects for surveys of reading interests. The two surveys were designed to gather information from students for the book topics they professed to want to read, and the actual reported topics they read. Trends of Interest by subject and sex were generated. The survey …
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A Study of the Reading Interests of Fourth-Grade Boys and Girls, the Content of a Fourth-Grade Basal Reader, and the Relationship of Interests to Comprehension of the Content of the Basal Reader
… of fourth-grade boys and girls and compare those interests to the content of a selected basal reader, and to correlate the reading interest to comprehension of the content of the basal reader. The subjects for this study were twenty-eight fourth-graders judged to be reading on or above …
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A Comparative Study of the effect of Teacher Stimulation on the Amount of Reading Done by a Fifth Grade Class
… effect an increase in interest in independent reading shown by an intermediate level class through an intensified program of stimulation as measured against the reading interests evidenced by a comparable class not receiving the extra stimulation, and (2) to determine to what extent if any this …
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Parental reading beliefs, home literacy practices, and children's development: Examination of a parental reading beliefs model in China
… in the United States demonstrate that parental reading beliefs are significantly influenced by demographic characteristics, and their beliefs are significant predictors of home literacy practices and children's literacy development. Based on these findings, a model of parental reading beliefs …
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Perceptions of Out-of-School Reading Motivation for Female Middle School Students
… motivation to read is lacking in middle school reading classrooms. Educators struggle with the challenge of motivating students to read and actively engage with text both inside and outside of school. Research indicates that female and male middle school students have unique characteristics and …
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An evaluative study of the effect of pupil sharing on the selection of library books and on reading vocabulary
… of books borrowed, on the strengthening of reading interests, and on the improvement of vocabulary of second grade pupils.The study was conducted over a period of twelve weeks from the first pre test to the final post test.The subjects selected for the study were forty-two second grade …
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Reading habits and interests of parents and their influence on the reading habits and interests of their children in Umlazi Township
The study was prompted by the lack of a reading culture observed at schools in Umlazi area. An overview of the literature on Black family life and its possible influence on reading, pointed to various factors which could have a negative influence on Black pupils' reading, for example, poor home …
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English Department Evaluation with Focus on National Council of Teachers of English and Georgia Council of Teachers of English Criteria
… resources that appeal to a wide variety of reading interests, variety of course offerings, and quality of literature instruction emerged as strong characteristics of the department. Areas that needed improvement included the faculty's knowledge of current research in the teaching of English …
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The genesis of youth services in public libraries in China, 1912-1937
… library in China. The first children’s reading rooms were founded in public libraries in the late 1910s, which predated the other elements of youth services librarianship. In response to the publication peak of children’s reading materials since the 1920s, librarians set standards for …
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