Motivation: Strategies for the Literature Classroom
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Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Sites
SEDL - Building Reading Proficiency at the Secondary Level
Motivating Low Performing Adolescent Readers. ERIC Digest
Education World - Teacher Resources: Student Motivation
How Can Teachers Develop Students' Motivation -- and Success
Motivating Students
Motivation and Middle School Students. ERIC Digest
What do students want (and what really motivates them)?
General Principles of Motivation
Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: EJ632242
AU: Giorgis,-Cyndi; Johnson,-Nancy-J.
TI: The Learning Process.
PY: 2001
SO: Reading-Teacher; v55 n1 p86-94 Sep 2001
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Learning-Processes; *Student-Attitudes; *Student-Motivation
DER: Books-; Elementary-Secondary-Education
AB: Features literature to help with one goal educators have--to nurture the desire to always learn something new Presents annotations of children's books including topics such as: examining the learning process, learning by and error, learning challenges and anxieties, choices and responsibilities in learning, and learning as exploration. (SG)
AN: EJ617752
AU: Primeaux,-Joan
TI: "It Makes Me Really Want To Read": Struggling Readers Discover Literature.
PY: 2001
SO: New-Advocate; v14 n1 p81-85 Win 2001
DEM: *Instructional-Innovation; *Literature-Appreciation; *Reader-Response; *Reading-Difficulties; *Reading-Interests Student-Motivation
DER: Elementary-Education
AB: Presents a project where the teacher, rather than teaching the students how to read using a remedial, skills approach, concerned herself with getting them to read by "falling into the literature" and getting involved in the characters' lives. Describes a reader response approach that was designed to motivate the students to engage with literature and strengthen their strategy use. (SC)
AN: EJ634880
AU: Sideridis,-Georgios-D.; Padeliadu,-Susana
TI: The Motivational Determinants of Students at Risk of Having Reading Difficulties: Planned Behavior Theory and Goal Importance.
PY: 2001
SO: Remedial-and-Special-Education; v22 n5 p268-79 Sep-Oct 2001
DEM: *Goal-Orientation; *Low-Achievement; *Reading-Difficulties; *Student-Motivation
DER: Beliefs-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Models-; Student-Attitudes
AB: This study compared the motivational determinants of 258 low and high elementary grade readers in Greece within the framework of planned behavior theory. Low performing readers exhibited significantly lower perceptions of goal
importance, intention to achieve, belief strength, outcome evaluation, and normative beliefs. The planned behavior
model plus the construct of goal importance fit the data for both groups. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
AN: EJ634799
AU: Meltzer,-Julie; Okashige,-Sidney-E.
TI: First Literacy, Then Learning.
PY: 2001
SO: Principal-Leadership; v2 n2 p16-21 Oct 2001
DEM: *Literacy-; *Student-Motivation; *Teacher-Role
DER: English-; Mathematics-; Reading-Instruction; Research-; Secondary-Education; Secondary-School-Science; Social-
Studies; Writing-Instruction
AB: Discusses four key components of the Adolescent Literacy Support Framework: Motivation, implementing research-
based literacy strategies, supporting across-the-curriculum reading and writing, and ensuring supportive and organizational structures and leadership capacity. Describes what the literacy framework might look like if adopted at classroom level in English, mathematics, science, and social studies. (PKP)
AN: EJ634560
TI: Young Adults' Choices for 2001.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v45 n3 p191-98 Nov 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Reading-Material-Selection; *Reading-Motivation
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Reading-Instruction; Secondary-Education
AB: Presents annotations of 30 works of adolescent literature (published in 1999) chosen as the result of voting students in five different regions of the United States. Notes that the goals of the project are to encourage young to read and to make teens, teachers, librarians, and parents aware of new literature for young adults. (SG)
AN: EJ633047
AU: Follos,-Alison
TI: A Reading Program that Keeps Climbing.
PY: 2001
SO: Book-Report; v20 n1 p12-14 May-Jun 2001
DEM: *Reading-Motivation; *Reading-Programs; *School-Libraries
DER: Intermediate-Grades; Middle-Schools; Reading-Material-Selection; Recreational-Reading; Student-Journals; Student-
Motivation; Teacher-Participation; Teacher-Student-Relationship
AB: Describes the development of a reading incentive program at a school library for grades four through nine.
Discusses a reading list provided by the librarian that students choose from; writing a summary of the book read in journals; teacher participation that improves relationships with students; and motivation. (LRW)
AN: EJ632233
AU: Towell,-Janet-H.
TI: Using Celebrities To Motivate Students To Read.
PY: 2001
SO: Reading-Teacher; v55 n1 p22-26 Sep 2001
DEM: *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Motivation; *Student-Attitudes; *Student-Motivation
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Television-Viewing
AB: Considers how rather than being hooked on books, children of the new millennium are hooked on watching music
videos, movies, sports, or TV shows. Suggests that children can read books about or written by many of their favorite Hollywood or TV stars. Presents an annotated list of approximately 65 children's books with connections to celebrities. (SG)
AN: EJ624645
AU: Comber,-Barbara; Nixon,-Helen
TI: The Harry Potter Phenomenon.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v44 n8 p746-54 May 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Popular-Culture; *Reading-Motivation; *Social-Influences
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Mass-Media-Effects
AB: Notes that while many adults seem to be rejoicing in the fact that the Harry Potter books have brought the
pleasures of book reading to a new generation of young readers, Harry Potter is also entering the realm of popular
media culture. Discusses and analyses the effect Harry Potter books have on children and on society. (SG)
AN: ED449485
TI: Motivating Reluctant Adolescent Readers: Strategies for National Service Tutors.
CS: Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR.; Bank Street Coll. of Education, New York, NY.
PY: 2000
SO: Tutor-; Win 2000
AV: Northwest Regional Educational Lab., 101 SW Main, Ste. 500, Portland, OR 97204. Tel: 800-361-7890 (Toll Free). full text: http://www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/win2000/win2000.PDF.
NT: Published by Linking Education and America Reads through National Service (LEARNS). Published quarterly.
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DEM: *Adolescents-; *Reading-Attitudes; *Reading-Motivation; *Tutoring-
DER: Primary-Education; Secondary-Education; Student-Motivation
AB: Tutoring teenagers is as much about building self confidence as teaching skills. This paper states that teenagers who have disengaged from reading probably had difficulty learning to read in the primary grades. According to most
research, at this critical age, they missed the pleasure of getting lost in a story or discovering new information in books. The paper finds that, by their teenage years, reading becomes a school-imposed activity. It asks tutors to think of tutoring as awakening a young person to the expansive world of print information, literature, and the infinite
possibilities of reading, writing, and talking. And it provides 14 questions for tutors to consider as they prepare for their unique tutoring situation, questions such as the following: What choices can you give students? What strategies encourage independence and engagement? How can you build confidence and pride? How can conversation develop literacy skills? and How can you incorporate reading aloud in tutoring sessions? (NKA)
AN: EJ617783
AU: Danielson,-Kathy-Everts; Rogers,-Sheri-Everts
TI: You Can't Pass It On If You Don't Have It: Encouraging Lifelong Reading.
PY: 2000
SO: Reading-Horizons; v41 n1 p35-45 2000
DEM: *Literature-Appreciation; *Reading-Attitudes; *Reading-Habits; *Reading-Motivation; *Recreational-Reading; *Student-Motivation
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Lifelong-Learning; Reading-Aloud-to-Others; Teacher-Behavior
AB: Notes that teachers need to demonstrate a love of reading in order to pass it on to their students. Discusses ways to encourage a love of reading through book groups, reading goals, daily oral and silent reading, and sharing the
impact of reading with students. (SC)
AN: EJ613353
AU: Barrett,-Virginia-Denise
TI: Are We Reading to Our Teens?
PY: 2000
SO: Book-Report; v19 n1 p35-38 May-Jun 2000
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Adolescents-; *Reading-Aloud-to-Others
DER: Creative-Thinking; Interpersonal-Relationship; Language-Skills; Learning-Strategies; Listening-Skills; Reading-Motivation; Reading-Strategies; Skill-Development; Student-Motivation
AB: Discussion of the benefits of reading aloud focuses on reading to teens. Topics include building social
relationships; teaching language skills; improving text comprehension, imaginative and creative thinking, curriculum content learning, listening and speaking skills, and motivation to read and learn; and how to include reading in school programs. (LRW)
AN: EJ608482
AU: Winkel,-Lois
TI: Building Collections: Motivation To Learn.
PY: 2000
SO: School-Library-Media-Activities-Monthly; v16 n7 p32-33 Mar 2000
DEM: *Learning-Motivation; *Reading-Motivation; *Student-Motivation
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Childrens-Literature; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Fiction-; Nonfiction-
AB: Discusses motivation as a factor in reading and learning and presents an annotated bibliography of seven fiction and nonfiction titles for elementary and secondary school students that address or involve motivation in one way or another. (LRW)
AN: ED439417
AU: Lapp,-Diane; Fisher,-Douglas; Flood,-James
TI: Integrating the Language Arts and Content Areas: Effective Research-Based Strategies.
PY: 1999
SO: The-California-Reader; v32 n4 p35-38 Sum 1999
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DEM: *Content-Area-Reading; *Language-Arts; *Reading-Motivation; *Student-Motivation; *Teaching-Methods
DER: Elementary-Education; Questioning-Techniques; Realia-; Visual-Learning; Vocabulary-Development
AB: Teachers can confront issues of students' infrequent reading and infrequent choice of content area texts by using specific instructional strategies that are highly motivating. Five research-based language arts strategies that many teachers use to successfully teach content area information are: (1) previewing vocabulary and content; (2) developing questions as guides to comprehension; (3) using realia, concrete objects, and manipulatives; (4) retelling and
summarizing; and (5) creating visual representations. Underlying all of these activities is the assumption that
students have access to a lot of books and are provided time and encouragement to read. (Contains 20 references.) (RS)
AN: EJ588281
AU: Everhart,-Nancy
TI: Reading Motivation: An Analysis of the Research as It Relates to Computerized Reading Management Programs.
PY: 1999
SO: Knowledge-Quest; v27 n4 p18-24 Mar-Apr 1999
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Reading-Motivation; *Reading-Strategies; *Student-Motivation
DER: Elementary-Education; Literature-Reviews; Reading-Research; Research-Methodology; Research-Needs; Rewards-
AB: Presents a discussion of the findings from reading-motivation research applied to computerized reading-management programs for elementary school students. Highlights include criticism of computerized reading management programs;
intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; tangible and intangible rewards; methodological concerns for researchers; and
further research needs. (Author/LRW)
AN: EJ588280
AU: Guthrie,-John-T.; Alverson,-Susan; Poundstone,-Carol
TI: Engaging Students in Reading.
PY: 1999
SO: Knowledge-Quest; v27 n4 p8-16 Mar-Apr 1999
DEM: *Learning-Resources-Centers; *Reading-Attitudes; *Reading-Motivation; *School-Libraries; *Student-Motivation
DER: Curriculum-Development; Elementary-Education; Library-Instruction; Media-Specialists; Self-Expression
AB: Explores student motivations for reading and how school library media specialists can facilitate long-term reading motivation. Discusses extrinsic and intrinsic motivations; media center-sponsored book celebrations; library
instruction; curricular integration; and self-expression. A sidebar relates the experiences of an elementary school library-media specialist in motivating students. (Author/LRW)
AN: ED460360
AU: Schifini,-Alfredo
TI: Reading Instruction for Older Struggling Readers. PREL Briefing Paper.
CS: Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Honolulu, HI.
PY: 1999
AV: Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Ali'i Place, 25th Floor, 1099 Alakea Street, Honolulu, HI 96813-
4513. Tel: 808-441-1300; Web site: http://www.prel.org.
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DEM: *Diversity-Student; *Literacy-; *Reading-Difficulties; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Motivation; *Teacher-Role
DER: Classroom-Environment; Intermediate-Grades; Secondary-Education; Student-Needs
AB: As students progress through the grade levels, the demands of academically rigorous subject matter combined with greater dependence on informational text make it imperative for students to attain age-appropriate reading skills, yet a visible number of less proficient readers is appearing in grades 4 through 8. Teachers can help these students by providing high-interest, relevant sources of print to serve as a point of departure for oral discussion. Teachers must also address student attitudes and motivation. Inclusion in both social and oral literacy events is critically
important. In the upper grades, most children need direct instruction in reasoning and responding to text. Literature studies can be a motivational and efficient way to build independence in reading. Chapter books that reflect the
learner's world will spark interest. Whatever the context, older struggling readers must have a wide range of
opportunities to read. Extensive professional development and research to expand empirical evidence about appropriate instructional approaches for high-risk students groups is also recommended. (NKA)
AN: EJ587502
AU: Schraw,-Gregory; Bruning,-Roger
TI: How Implicit Models of Reading Affect Motivation To Read and Reading Engagement.
PY: 1999
SO: Scientific-Studies-of-Reading; v3 n3 p281-302 1999
NT: Special Issue: How Motivation Fits Into a Science of Reading. Journal availability: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, 10 Industrial Ave., Mahwah, NJ 07430.
DEM: *Goal-Orientation; *Reading-Motivation; *Reading-Strategies; *Self-Efficacy
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Inferences-; Models-
AB: Examines the relationship between readers' implicit models of reading and motivation to read. Argues that
transaction models increase motivation to read by legitimizing the meaning-construction process and by increasing the type and number of deeper-processing strategies such as inferencing, generating hypotheses, and the construction of a holistic interpretation of the text. (SC)
AN: EJ585434
AU: Newell,-George-E.; Sweet,-Marcia
TI: "Headed into More and More Important Things": Transforming a World Literature Curriculum.
PY: 1999
SO: English-Journal; v88 n5 p38-44 May 1999
NT: Theme: Teaching English in the City.
DEM: *English-Instruction; *Language-Arts; *Student-Motivation; *World-Literature; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Course-Descriptions; Curriculum-Development; Ethics-; Grade-10; High-Schools; Justice-; Literature-Appreciation; Moral-Issues; Social-Influences; Student-Attitudes; Urban-Schools
AB: Describes how the curriculum of a tenth-grade world literature class, with an emphasis on literary genres, was transformed to a curriculum concerned with ethical choices and their consequences within an array of individual and social contexts. Shows how this conversation about ethical choices and dilemmas in her students' lives transformed how the author taught literature and writing. (SR)
AN: EJ580023
AU: Leonhardt,-Mary
TI: Make Lemonade: How to Sweeten Your School's Climate for Reading.
PY: 1998
SO: School-Library-Journal; v44 n11 p28-31 Nov 1998
DEM: *Curriculum-Development; *Librarian-Teacher-Cooperation; *Reading-Motivation; *School-Libraries; *Student-
Motivation
DER: Change-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Media-Specialists; Program-Development; Program-Implementation; Reading-Habits; Reading-Interests
AB: Suggests ways school librarians can implement a free-choice reading program to motivate students to read.
Discusses developing a trusting relationship with teachers and administrators; suggesting only small changes initially; involving coaches and activity advisers; asking principals to encourage staff members to designate time for pleasure reading; using a "medical model"; and celebrating small victories. (AEF)
AN: ED421687
TI: Toward a Balanced Approach to Reading Motivation: Resolving the Intrinsic-Extrinsic Rewards Debate. Report.
CS: Institute for Academic Excellence, Inc. Madison, WI.
PY: 1997
AV: Advantage Learning Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 8036, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036; The Institute for Academic
Excellence, 901 Deming Way, Suite 101, Madison, WI 53717; toll-free phone: 800-200-4848 (free).
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DEM: *Incentives-; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Motivation; *Self-Motivation; *Student-Motivation
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Reading-Attitudes; Reading-Improvement; Student-Attitudes
AB: This concise report explores the issue of student reading motivation, and relates it to the use of the Accelerated Reader (AR) reading management program. The report discusses issues of extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation, and notes that the points students earn for taking Accelerated Reader tests are not extrinsic rewards but simply a quantitative measure of reading practice. It outlines research on motivation which concludes that extrinsic motivators, rather than extinguishing intrinsic motivation, can actually enhance it. Further, it cautions against favoring intrinsic
motivation, which can put children from non-mainstream cultural groups at a disadvantage. The report concludes by
noting that the use of extrinsic rewards is not an essential part of AR, which provides learning information, but that this learning information can serve as important, tangible feedback that helps students discover an intrinsic love of reading. (SR)
AN: EJ565443
AU: Beers,-Kylene
TI: Listen While You Read: Struggling Readers and Audiobooks.
PY: 1998
SO: School-Library-Journal; v44 n4 p30-35 Apr 1998
DEM: *Reading-Attitudes; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Motivation; *Student-Motivation; *Talking-Books
DER: Adolescent-Literature; Audiotape-Recordings; Childrens-Literature; Elementary-Secondary-Education; English-
Second-Language; Instructional-Innovation; Publishing-Industry; School-Libraries; Teaching-Methods
AB: Illustrates through examples how elementary and secondary students can be motivated to enjoy books by making a connection to reading through listening to audiobooks. Sidebars include comments from fifth-grade English-as-a-Second-Language students about audiobooks, selection/usage tips for librarians, and a list of selected audiobook publishers. (AEF)
AN: ED407666
AU: Ontell,-Val
TI: Science Fiction: Popular Culture as Reading and Learning Motivation.
PY: 1997
NT: Paper presented at the Joint Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Meetings (San Antonio, TX, March 26-29, 1997).
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DEM: *Critical-Thinking; *Learning-Motivation; *Reading-Motivation; *Science-Fiction; *Student-Motivation
DER: Classroom-Techniques; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Films-; Library-Role; Literature-Appreciation; Popular-Culture; Reading-Interests; Television-
AB: Tools for teaching students how to question intelligently are badly needed. Science fiction provides many such tools in a variety of subjects by stimulating the imagination and thus motivating students to learn. Such vehicles are available at all grade levels. From Mark Twain and H.G. Wells to Anne McCaffrey and Isaac Asimov, novels and short
stories provide the grist for discussion in such subjects as psychology, history, sociology, anthropology, English
composition, and science. Genre films and television shows can also be used to provide reading motivation and subject area content. This paper provides examples of how librarians and teachers can use a wide range of science fiction
materials as teaching aids. (Contains a 110-item list of individual works, literature series, individual films, and television series cited.) (Author/RS)
AN: EJ542490
AU: Main,-Paula-Y.
TI: The Write Combination.
PY: 1997
SO: ALAN-Review; v24 n2 p19-21 Win 1997
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Cooperative-Learning; *Journal-Writing; *Student-Interests; *Student-Journals
DER: Instructional-Effectiveness; Literature-Appreciation; Motivation-Techniques; Rural-Education; Secondary-
Education; Student-Motivation
AB: Examines the issue of motivation as it applies to young adults in a rural school and their reading and writing habits and interests. Promotes the value of young adult literature and "buddy" journals. Notes that students in all four classes responded positively to the journal writing activity. (TB)
AN: ED406686
AU: Lee,-Ly
TI: The Glory of Young Adult Literature.
PY: 1997
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DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Individual-Development; *Reading-Motivation; *Recreational-Reading; *Supplementary-
Reading-Materials
DER: Adolescents-; Audience-Awareness; Learning-Strategies; Literary-Genres; Reading-Instruction; Reading-Skills;
Secondary-Education; Student-Motivation
AB: Young adult literature (YAL) is an important and valuable tool for helping students learn and for motivating them to read. YAL also helps students gain insights into themselves and others. YAL (1) is written and marketed primarily for teenagers; (2) has main characters similar in age (12-25) to its readership; (3) has relatively uncomplicated plot lines; and (4) has issues matching the interests, needs, and concerns of teens. Historical fiction, coming-of-age,
science fiction, fantasy, mystery/suspense, and non-fiction are the principal genres. Another genre called horror or shock fiction has been criticized by some as inappropriate. The coming-of-age genre deals with problems adolescents face; other genres, such as historical fiction/non-fiction in Crowdog's "Lakota Woman," overlap. YAL, as all other
forms of literature, has its limitations--that is why YAL should be used as a supplement to the main texts of the
class, where it may help with lessons by offering further insights, fact retention, and enjoyment. (Contains 6
references; lists of coming-of-age and cultural YA books are appended.) (CR)
AN: EJ560231
AU: Taberski,-Sharon
TI: Motivating Readers: How Skillful Are You at Matching Kids and Books?
PY: 1997
SO: Instructor-Primary; v107 n4 p53-55 Nov-Dec 1997
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Reading-Interests; *Reading-Materials; *Reading-Motivation; *Student-Motivation
DER: Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students
AB: Presents strategies to help elementary teachers encourage their students to read by matching students with books that contain the right balance of supports and challenges. The four strategies are: getting to know the books, making initial matches, determining reading level, and redirecting students based on findings. (SM)
AN: EJ547098
AU: Wigfield,-Allan; McCann,-Ann-Dacey
TI: Children's Motivations for Reading (National Reading Research Center).
PY: 1997
SO: Reading-Teacher; v50 n4 p360-62 Dec-Jan 1996-97
DEM: *Reading-Attitudes; *Reading-Motivation; *Student-Attitudes; *Student-Motivation
DER: Elementary-Education; Reading-Research
AB: Discusses recent work on the nature of children's motivations for reading, in particular a reading-specific
measure of motivation called the Motivations for Reading Questionnaire. (SR)
AN: ED396265
AU: Collins,-Norma-Decker
TI: Motivating Low Performing Adolescent Readers. ERIC Digest.
CS: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Bloomington, IN.
PY: 1996
AV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Indiana University, 2805 E. 10th Street, Suite 150, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698.
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DEM: *Adolescents-; *Learning-Processes; *Low-Achievement; *Reading-Motivation; *Student-Motivation; *Teacher-Role
DER: Instructional-Innovation; Lifelong-Learning; Reading-Materials; Secondary-Education
AB: This Digest focuses on motivating the low performing adolescent in a remedial reading or subject area classroom--the idea is that students who are disengaged from their own learning processes are not likely to perform well in
school. The Digest points out that such adolescents are often caught in a cycle of failure and that secondary teachers must help the student break the cycle of failure. It offers several practical and effective methods for motivation from the research literature that can be used by the classroom teacher. The Digest also states that a wide variety of
teaching materials can help provide for differences in students' ability to learn, and that teachers must continue to create contexts which promote success. It concludes that there is much truth in the statement "The only way to improve reading skills is to read." (Contains eight references.) (NKA)
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Title: Reading rules! : motivating teens to read
Author: Knowles, E.; Smith, M.
Year: 2001
Publisher: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
Title: Engaged reading: processes, practices, and policy implications
Author: Guthrie J. T.; Alvermann D. E.
Year: 1999
Publisher: New York: Teachers College Press
Title: Motivating the reluctant adolescent reader to read
Author: Kidd C.
Year: 1999
Title: The reluctant adolescent: implementing literature circles to enhance intrinsic motivation
Author: Hernandez, J. A.
Year: 1998
Publisher: Dissertation: Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, San Bernardino, 1998.
Title: Motivating writing in middle school Author: National Council of Teachers of English
Year: 1996
Publisher: Urbana, Ill.: National Council of Teachers of English
Title: Fostering the love of reading: the affective domain in reading education
Author: Cramer, H. E.; Castle, M.
Year: 1994
Publisher: Newark, Del., USA: International Reading Association
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