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Examining Sixth Grade Students' Reading Attitudes and Perceptions of Teacher Read Aloud: Are All Students on the Same Page?
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Clark, Sarah K.; Andreasen, Lindi – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2014
The purpose of this embedded mixed methods study was to examine how sixth graders with high and low reading attitudes perceive teacher read aloud. We utilized quantitative data by surveying sixth graders (N = 87) about their reading attitudes and then collected qualitative data by interviewing five students, interviewing the teacher, conducting…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Reading Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Reading Aloud to Others
The Effects of Utilizing Thinking Maps® to Influence Attitudes and Comprehension of Elementary School Males
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Edwards, Patricia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this mixed research design study was to examine how teachers in a large urban Midwestern district used Thinking Maps® with students in elementary school general education and special education classrooms. In addition, this study examined the use of Thinking Maps® with 30 urban elementary school males in two schools: one second…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Males, Student Attitudes, Urban Schools
Attitudes of Youth toward Reading before and after a Motivational Project.
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Fitzgibbons, Shirley A. – 1997
A longitudinal study of student reading attitudes was conducted in 30 schools (20 elementary, 10 middle) using the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey instrument (ERAS). The instrument tested attitudes toward both recreational reading and academic/school reading as part of the Reading Excitement and Paperbacks Project (REAP). REAP participant…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Instructional Program Divisions, Junior High Schools