THE EFFECT OF PRINT ACCESS ON READING FREQUENCY
Authors:
Jeff McQuillan; Julie Au
DOI:
10.1080/027027101753170638
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6 issues per year
Subject:
Educational Psychology;
Number of References: 49
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Abstract
Studies on reading motivation have found that access to reading materials has an important influence on the amount students choose to read. There are few studies, however, that have examined print access in a comprehensive way to include home, school, and community resources. In this study, surveys and reading tests were administered to a class of eleventh-grade students (N = 24). Consistent with previous research, convenient access to reading material, regardless of a student's reading ability, was associated with more frequent reading. In addition, more voluntary or "free" reading was associated with higher levels of reading proficiency. Implications for providing students with easier access to reading materials are discussed.
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