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2013

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The Effects Of Rewards In Reading Incentive Programs On Reading Motivation, Attitude And Participation In Middle School Students, Brynn Beavers Jan 2013

The Effects Of Rewards In Reading Incentive Programs On Reading Motivation, Attitude And Participation In Middle School Students, Brynn Beavers

Instructional Technology Education Specialist Research Papers

Literacy is an essential part of the curriculum in education today. Educators strive to influence students to read and gain more experience as readers. There are several reasons why literacy in the classroom is so important to the education of 21st century students. In the workplace today, jobs are requiring that students have a greater ability to read and write fluently (The Time, Learning, and Afterschool Taskforce, 2007). The bar of expectation that the corporate sector has for workers has been raised. It is the job of the school system and educators to motivate, instruct and cultivate literacy in the …