Children's Reading Choices
Published on 4. January 2002
208 pages
978-1-134-67071-0 (ISBN)
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
89 Tables, black and white
File size
1,84 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-67071-0 (9781134670710)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Martin Coles | Christine Hall
Children's Reading Choices
Book
12/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
€207.40
Shipment within 10-20 days
Martin Coles | Christine Hall
Children's Reading Choices
Book
03/1999
1st Edition
Routledge
€87.30
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Persons
Martin Coles, Christine Hall
Content
Introduction 1. Reading at different ages 2. Favourite books Endpiece: Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton 3. Periodical reading Endpiece: Teenage magazines 4. Boy's and Girls' reading Endpiece: gender, reading development and school 5. The influence of family background 6. Children's reading habits 7. Television, computer use and reading 8. Changes in children's reading habits over time Endpiece: questions of quality and children's reading development Appendix 1 The questionnaire Appendix 2 Project procedures Appendix 3 Categories and coding Appendix 4 The interview schedule
