Year-Long Motivation in the 8th Grade "Reluctant" Class.

Helmstetter, Ann

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Publication Date: 1987

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Year-Long Motivation in the 8th Grade "Reluctant" Class.

Helmstetter, Ann

Journal of Reading, v31 n3 p244-47 Dec 1987

Reveals the phases through which an apathetic eighth-grade class of poor readers went on their way to becoming active learners. The phases included: (1) discussing attitudes and goals; (2) positive environment; (3) sharing literature through oral reading; (4) reading for an audience; and (5) active learning. (SKC)

Descriptors: Grade 8, Learning Motivation, Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools, Oral Interpretation, Oral Reading, Reading Attitudes, Reading Difficulties, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Remedial Reading, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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