"Children's Reading Interests" (Schools Council Working Paper 5
An interim report of a national survey on the nature & extent of children's voluntary reading, conducted in England in March, 1971. Participants included approximately 8,000 in 3 age groups--10, 12, & 14. The Ss were asked to answer an open-ended questionnaire in which they cited their...
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| Published in: | The Reading teacher 1976-02, Vol.29 (5), p.508-508 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | An interim report of a national survey on the nature & extent of children's voluntary reading, conducted in England in March, 1971. Participants included approximately 8,000 in 3 age groups--10, 12, & 14. The Ss were asked to answer an open-ended questionnaire in which they cited their reading materials. A tentative finding is that a sizeable minority of children do little or no leisure time reading. Secondary school boys show a great interest in non-narrative books, provision of books by the school determines to a great extent what children read, & the teacher's own knowledge about books can vitally affect the child's reading development. S. Karganovic |
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| ISSN: | 0034-0561 1936-2714 |