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Middle School Reading Clubs: A First Step Toward Increasing Pleasure-Reading Time, James Fazzone
Middle School Reading Clubs: A First Step Toward Increasing Pleasure-Reading Time, James Fazzone
Theses and Dissertations
This report describes the plans for, implementation of, and results of a reading club program conducted at a middle school. This program was a modification of an unsuccessful one that was criticized by the staff and students for lack of structure and meaning. The literature supported the need for students taking time out of the school day for pleasure reading. Krashen (1993), Atwell (1998), and Irvin (1998) all have recommended that students should be permitted to read appropriate reading materials of their choice and that they should be provided with a wide range of materials from which to choose. Therefore, …