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Children's Reading Choices
Contributor(s): Coles, Martin (Author), Hall, Christine (Author)
ISBN: 0415183871     ISBN-13: 9780415183871
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $71.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 1999
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Annotation: The result of a major national study, this book examines the changes in the last two decades in the reading habits of English children between the ages of ten and fourteen. Both quantitative and qualitative findings are presented and evaluated.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics
- Education | Research
Dewey: 028.509
LCCN: 98-36491
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.64 lbs) 202 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Children's Reading Choices discusses the reading habits of children aged between 10 and 14. The book reports the findings of the Children's Reading Choices project - conducted by the authors from the University of Nottingham and the largest national survey of children's reading choices since the 1970s.
The book includes reports and discussion on:
* girls' and boys' reading preferences and the differences between their reading habits
* the place of series books, teenage magazines and comics in children's reading
* the most popular authors and titles at different ages
* purchasing habits and library use