Leisure Reading Behaviour of Young Children in Singapore

Autor/in	Majid, Shaheen
Titel	Leisure Reading Behaviour of Young Children in Singapore
Quelle	In: Reading Horizons, 57 (2018) 2, S.56-81, Artikel 5 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-0502
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Recreational Reading; Reading Habits; Preferences; Children; Reading Attitudes; Reading Motivation; Literary Genres; Influences; Barriers; Printed Materials; Electronic Publishing; Books; Audio Books; Languages; Reading Material Selection; Library Services; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Häusliche Lektüre; Reading habit; Lesegewohnheit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Reading behavior; Rading behaviour; Leseverhalten; Lesemotivation; Literarische Form; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Elektronisches Publizieren; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Language; Sprache; Bibliotheksarbeit; Singapur
Abstract	Leisure reading is important for personality development and mental growth of children. Reading habits developed during early childhood are likely to continue rest of the life. The main purpose of this study was to investigate leisure reading habits and preferences of young children in Singapore. A questionnaire was used for data collection and 254 children, aged between 6 to 12 years, participated in this study. It was found that reading was among the top five leisuretime activities of the surveyed children. Mostly mothers, followed by fathers, encouraged children to read books. The major reasons for leisure reading were to learn about new things, improve language skills, and to get better grades in tests and examinations. The majority of the children preferred reading print books and the most popular genres were adventure, mysteries, humour, and animal stories. This paper suggests that a multi-dimensional approach is required to promote leisure reading among young children. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01