Children's Reading Choices

Coles, Martin; Thomson, Pat

doi:10.4324/9780203019849

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“…An unexpected finding was the way fiction was the most favoured genre for boys in contrast to ongoing claims that boys prefer non-fiction (OECD 2015). In this way findings support the work of others who contest the myth that boys only read and prefer non-fiction (Coles and Hall 2002;Merga 2017;Moss 2018;Scholes, Spina, and Comber 2021).…”

Section: Enjoyment For Readingsupporting

confidence: 85%

Year 3 boys’ and girls’ enjoyment for reading across economic demographics in Australia. Implications for boys and students from lower SES communities

Scholes

2021

International Journal of Inclusive Education

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International studies have established that reading for enjoyment is linked to higher reading outcomes however there are local variations of the relationship and nuances associated with gender and economic contours. The aim of this study was to examine 318 Australian Year 3 (7 to 8-year-olds) boys' and girls' selfreported enjoyment for reading, reading frequency, and achievement on national reading tests. Findings showed that students who indicated higher levels of enjoyment for fiction and non-fiction, and who read more frequently, indicated higher reading achievement. Students attending schools in higher demographic communities tended to attain higher reading scores. An unexpected and significant finding was that fiction was the most favoured reading genre for boys and that more girls had higher levels of enjoyment for non-fiction than boys. These findings challenge the long-standing myth that boy's prefer non-fiction. The study demonstrates the importance of promoting reading enjoymentparticularly fictionearly in students' schooling trajectory, with special consideration for boys and students from economically marginalised communities.

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Section: Enjoyment For Readingsupporting

confidence: 85%

Year 3 boys’ and girls’ enjoyment for reading across economic demographics in Australia. Implications for boys and students from lower SES communities

Scholes

2021

International Journal of Inclusive Education

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“…Sex has been found to be a big predictor of leisure reading habits among boys and girls. Girls were found to be more frequent readers than boys (Clark, 2011;Coles and Hall, 2002;Hall and Coles, 1999;Merisuo-Storm, 2006). Gender differences have also been reported on the basis of reading choice, as girls were found interested in fictions while boys were found interested in factual and informational materials (Coles and Hall, 2002).…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender differences in leisure reading habits: a systematic review of literature

Jabbar

Warraich

2022

GKMC

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Purpose Providing equal opportunities in class as well as at home does not ensure equal promotion of leisure reading among girls and boys. Gender differences have wider impacts on their reading development. The purpose of this paper is to find out gender differences in leisure reading habits among children. Design/methodology/approach The search process was conducted during Aug.–Sept. 2019 using Scopus database. A total of 41 studies were selected for the review. The systematic review used Cochrane Methodologies reported as per preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines for identification, evaluation and selection of studies. The studies that dealt with leisure reading, reported gender difference of reading, had age group of 4–18-year children, were in English language and were accessible to the researchers were selected for review. Findings The results were presented in terms of identified reading factors including reading frequency, reading choice, reading time, reading media, reading influence, reading value and library use. The girls were more frequent readers than boys. The girls were in favor of fiction, while boys were interested in reading nonfiction. Girls preferred online materials but boys were in favor of printed materials. The boys were influenced by their fathers and peer groups’ reading, while girls were influenced by their mothers’ reading habits. Research limitations/implications The study provided better understanding of boys’ and girls’ reading differences and required the librarians, teachers and academic policymakers to deal with them accordingly. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first kind of systematic review reporting difference of reading on the basis of gender and inferred reading factors. It will be helpful for librarians, teachers and academic policymakers to consider these differences while dealing with boys’ and girls’ reading choices and interests.

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“…Okuma becerileri konusunda yapılan ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde çalışmalar incelendiğinde, şu boyutlarda çok sayıda araştırma yapıldığı görülmektedir: Okuma alışkanlığı (Bano vd., 2018;Chokron ve Agostini, 2000;Florence vd., 2017;Karatay ve Dilekçi, 2020;Shen, 2006); okuma tutumu (Gunobgunob-Mirasol, 2020; Merga, 2017a; Nonte vd., 2018; Şahin Taşkın ve Esen Aygün, 2017); okuma tercihleri (Aydın ve Ayrancı, 2018;Bayat ve Çetinkaya, 2018;Coles ve Hall, 2002;Ives vd., 2020;Kartal vd., 2019;Maden ve Önal, 2020;Male vd., 2021) ve okuma kültürü (Alex-Nmecha ve Horsfall 2019; İnce Samur, 2017; Kaya, 2014;Loh vd., 2017;Sethy, 2018). Maden ve Önal'ın (2020) yaptığı, Türkçe ders kitaplarındaki metinlerin öğrencilerin okuma eğilimlerine göre değerlendirilmesi adlı çalışmada; öğrencilerin okumayı en fazla tercih ettiği konunun macera olduğu belirlenmiştir.…”

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İlkokul Öğrencilerinin Sevdikleri/Sevmedikleri Kitaplar ve Bunları Sevme/Sevmeme Nedenleri Üzerine Boylamsal Bir Araştırma

Kartal

Beşer

2023

Okuma Yazma Eğitimi Araştırmaları

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Çalışmanın Amacı: İlkokul yıllarında edinilen okuma becerisinin okuma sevgisine dönüşmesi için nitelikli çocuk yazını eserleri ve bu eserlerin çocuklar tarafından sevilmesine gereksinim vardır. Bu düşünceyle ilkokul öğrencilerinin sev/me/dikleri çocuk kitapları ve bunları sevme/me nedenlerini belirlemek amacıyla boylamsal bir araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın Yöntemi: Araştırma, çalışmanın amacı doğrultusunda “neden” sorularına önem verilen nitel araştırma desenlerinden durum çalışması deseninde yürütülmüştür. Araştırma grubu, Bursa’nın bir ilçesinde öğrenim gören ilkokul öğrencilerinden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma verileri, amaç doğrultusunda hazırlanan iki açık uçlu soruya öğrencilerin iki yıl arayla verdikleri yanıtlar aracılığıyla 2016-2017 ve 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yıllarının bahar yarıyılında toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın Bulguları: Araştırma bulguları, öğrencilerin ikinci sınıf düzeyinde en sevdikleri eserler arasında ilk sırada “Keloğlan Kitapları”nın; dördüncü sınıf düzeyinde ise “Levent Serisi”nde yer alan eserlerin olduğunu, diğer taraftan öğrencilerin en az sevdikleri eserler arasında da ikinci sınıf düzeyinde ilk sırada “Keloğlan Kitapları” yer alırken dördüncü sınıf düzeyinde ise “Küçük Prens” adlı eser olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin hem ikinci hem de dördüncü sınıfta, eserleri en çok eğlenceli, komik ve maceralı oldukları için sevdiği; bu özellikleri taşımadığı için ise eserleri ya çok az sevdiği ya da sevmediği belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçları, okuma kültürü yolculuğunda öğrencilerin eğlenceli, komik ve macera içerikli eserlerle buluşturulmasıyla birlikte sınıf kitaplıkları ve kütüphanelerin, onların kitapları sevme/me nedenleri doğrultusunda zenginleştirilmesi gerektiğini göstermektedir.

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Children's Reading Choices

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Year 3 boys’ and girls’ enjoyment for reading across economic demographics in Australia. Implications for boys and students from lower SES communities

Year 3 boys’ and girls’ enjoyment for reading across economic demographics in Australia. Implications for boys and students from lower SES communities

Gender differences in leisure reading habits: a systematic review of literature

İlkokul Öğrencilerinin Sevdikleri/Sevmedikleri Kitaplar ve Bunları Sevme/Sevmeme Nedenleri Üzerine Boylamsal Bir Araştırma

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