Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Abstract
Seventy-nine talented and gifted 7th,8th, and 9th grade students were surveyed to identify their reading interests and attitudes. A majority of the students indicated a positive attitude toward reading with a large variety of reading interests. Adventure, romance, comedy, and fantasy were the most popular topics. Favorite formats for this group were magazines, comics, and novels. Students indicated they receive reading guidance from parents, teachers, school librarians, and peers. Peer recommendations were most favored by the majority of students.
Year of Submission
1991
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Department
Division of School Library Studies
First Advisor
Leah Hiland
Date Original
8-1992
Object Description
1 PDF file (28 pages)
Copyright
©1992 Rosemary Cortright Zummak
Recommended Citation
Zimmerman, Rosemary Cortright, "Reading Interests and Attitudes of the Iowa Governor’s Summer Institute Participants, 1991" (1991). Graduate Research Papers. 4119.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4119
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