This study used a diary method to obtain detailed information about the reading practices of a sample of adult readers with diverse educational and occupational experiences. Reading practices were ...

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The Real-World Reading Practices of Adults

“312. Even though a child may without difficulty be able to read what is written in a mathematics text book or on a work card, he may well find great difficulty in learning an unfamiliar piece of mathematics from the written word. This is likely to be the case however careful has been the choice of the language used. The ability to learn mathematics from the printed page is one which develops very slowly, so that even at the age of 16 there are few pupils who are able to learn satisfactorily from a text book by themselves. At the primary stage new topics and concepts should always be introduced by appropriate oral and practical work and the necessary links with what has gone before established by discussion.” (D.E.S., 1982)

Readability problems presented by mathematics text

(1996) Reading in the Mathematics Classroom Middle School Journal: Vol 27, Varying Views of Gender Equity, pp 35-41

Reading in the Mathematics Classroom

Saudi EFL students’ reading interests

The present study was an investigation of juvenile and adolescent preferences for sex and age of main characters in books. Subjects for the study were male (V = 2,487) and female (A = 2,366) students in grades 4 through 10 from a nationwide population. Students were asked about their preferences about characteristics of story/book protagonists. Statistically significant trends revealed by the data indicated that: 1) the importance of male protagonists to male students decreases as grade level increases; 2) the importance of female protagonists to male readers increases with higher grade levels; and 3) the importance of male main characters to female students increases with increases in grade level. Further, the age of the main character relative to the age of the reader was shown to be a fairly potent characteristic at ail grade levels although reading about younger protagonists becomes less desirable as students grow older.

Protagonist Preferences Among Juvenile and Adolescent Readers

types of media. Those who expressed interest or noninterest in a topic liked or disliked it whether it appeared in a magazine, newspaper, or book. • There was a consistent pattern to student interests. If one topic were indicated as a high interest area, there was a high correlation between the topic and others similar to it. • Almost all students reported a strong interest in newspaper reading. Even those who reported little or no interest in other topics reported a positive interest in reading news-

Reading Preferences of Urban and Suburban Secondary Students: Topics and Media.

The Print is a Part of The Problem

Jewel Tea and Academe

(1979). Weaknesses in In-Service and Pre-Service Teacher Training. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas: Vol. 52, No. 9, pp. 421-423.

Weaknesses in In-Service and Pre-Service Teacher Training

(1982). Higher Education in the Eighties: The Clientele, Concern and Challenge. Action in Teacher Education: Vol. 4, Alternatives in Education, pp. 27-32.

Peggy Gordon Elliott

Papers

Reading Preferences of Urban and Suburban Secondary Students: Topics and Media.

The Print is a Part of The Problem

Jewel Tea and Academe

Weaknesses in In-Service and Pre-Service Teacher Training

Higher Education in the Eighties: The Clientele, Concern and Challenge