Reading engagement for tweens and teens : what would make them read more? /

This book identifies evidence-backed strategies for encouraging young people to read, including beyond the early years and into adulthood, and helps position your library as an indispensable resource for supporting reading. Reporting on strong, peer-reviewed research supported by sound theoretical a...

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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Merga, Margaret K. (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Online pristup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1924872
Sadržaj:
  • 1. Why is book reading (still) important?
  • 2. From learning to read to reading to learn : why does reading for pleasure fall by the wayside?
  • 3. Are books really uncool?
  • 4. Myths about boys, and why they get oxygen
  • 5. Powerful parents
  • 6. The myth of the e-book-loving digital natives
  • 7. What would make young people read more books?
  • 8. Reading is for pleasure, not just testing
  • 9. Libraries, reading spaces, and choices
  • 10. Final thoughts.