A Study of a Recreational Reading Program for Disadvantaged Fifth Grade Students.

Autor/in	Moore, Lou Anna
Titel	A Study of a Recreational Reading Program for Disadvantaged Fifth Grade Students.
Quelle	(1994), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; Disadvantaged Youth; Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Program Effectiveness; Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Attitudes; Reading Programs; Reading Research; Recreational Reading; Rewards; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Mittelstufe; Reading behavior; Rading behaviour; Leseverhalten; Leseforschung; Häusliche Lektüre; Reward; Belohnung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	A study investigated how students felt about the "extra" reading activities and opportunities offered to them through an after-school recreational reading program. Ten fifth-grade students who were deemed most critically in need in terms of academic progress were observed in the after-school reading activities and were interviewed. Six themes emerged from the data analysis: (1) "the disadvantaged student" (moving from school to school and lack of opportunities to participate in activities unless provided by the school); (2) "rules and rewards"; (3) "meaningful reading" (where students spoke of their reading difficulties); (4) "boring reading"; (5) "adult influences" both positive and negative; and (6) "reading aloud." Results also indicated that the use of rewards to encourage students to both attend the program and to read apparently worked initially, and was still working for some students; and the students themselves questioned the value of the program in serving their particular reading needs and wishes. (Contains nine references. Appendixes present observation questions, interview questions, and the interview form.) (RS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC