2003-03-04 Overcoming the Obstacle Course: Teenage Boys and Reading

Connecting boys with books and reading requires librarians and teacher-librarians to examine their assumptions and expectations. Young adult services specialists Patrick Jones and Dawn Fiorelli examine the research into boys’ reading and non-reading habits, and offer concrete and practical advice for making that connection. Suggestions include reviewing the library’s collection and the young adult area within the library to assess guy-friendliness. Includes a list of professional resources to help teacher-librarians, and a list of “sure-thing” titles for boys in middle school.

http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/pages/30_3_feature.html

2003-02-05 How do Children Spend their Time?

Studies show that children are spending more time at schoolwork, at sports, and even at housework, and less time playing, watching TV and eating. RFor study results, read the brief published by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/cpr/dbs/pubs/ti11.pdf

2002-07-05 "Involved" Parents, not "Restrictive" Parents Regulate TV Best

University of Arkansas researcher Ron Warren has been commended by parenting groups for his study that shows that the more involved parents are, the better they regulate TV viewing. Warren recommends that parents regulate their children's TV watching, but that they also watch TV with their children and, most importantly, talk about the programs with them.

2001-11-29 Aliteracy: The Modern Day Malaise

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the one who cannot read them." So said Mark Twain many many decades ago - and his words resonate even louder today. They've even coined a word for people who CAN and chose NOT to read: they are deemed aliterate.

2001-10-16 TV's Effect on Reading Achievement: Fact Sheet

Watching TV does not make children illiterate; in fact some television programs aimed at young children have been proven to help emergent readers. It's just that being read to and, later on, practicing independent reading, is what creates fluent readers. TV time takes away from reading time, pure and simple -and that impacts on reading achievement. Here are some facts gleaned from the research.

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