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ERIC Number: EJ812394
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Oct
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
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Children's Ideas about Aging before and after an Intergenerational Read-Aloud
Hall, Katrina W.; Batey, Jacqueline J.
Educational Gerontology, v34 n10 p862-870 Oct 2008
This study describes a pilot project that included senior volunteer readers reading aloud to third graders in diverse schools across a district in northeast Florida. The researchers interviewed students about their perceptions of the aging process before and after the read aloud as well as their view of the read aloud events. The children enjoyed being read to by the senior volunteers, who were able to support the children's understanding of a fairly complex book. Further, the senior volunteers, who had expressed some hesitancy about reading to older children, greatly enjoyed the interaction. The study supports the idea that children's ideas about aging may be impacted both by book selection and the reader, and it posits that reading aloud to older children by senior volunteers may be beneficial to all parties involved. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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