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Language and Literacy Education

Masters Theses

1971

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A Study Of The Effects Of A Reading Program For Reluctant Readers, Florence Evelyn Banks Aug 1971

A Study Of The Effects Of A Reading Program For Reluctant Readers, Florence Evelyn Banks

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to obtain some statistical evidence concerning the effects of a reading program for high school students rated as reluctant readers on their reading habits and attitudes. The initial problem which motivated the study was that assignments to read novels were resisted by this group. The students can read, but do not.

The hypothesis is that if students are given a program with books of 200 pages or less that have in the content some universalities that will satisfy the adult interests of students, attitudes about reading will change and there will be an improvement …


A Process Study: Developing An Elementary Language Arts Guide, Norma Korn Aug 1971

A Process Study: Developing An Elementary Language Arts Guide, Norma Korn

Masters Theses

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