Linguistic Approaches to Literature

doi:10.1075/lal

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“…However, fiction has been shown to influence people, (Eraut, 2000;Graesser, Olde, & Klettke, 2002;Green & Brock, 2000;Hakemulder, 2008;Mar, Djikic, & Oatley, 2008;Oatley, 2002;Prentice & Gerrig, 1999;Slater & Rouner, 2002) and as the learning from fiction is informal; incidental or accidental accumulation of information from these sources may have occurred (Eraut, 2000).…”

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Reminiscence spike in reading recall between the ages of 8–11: The influence of early memories on attitudes and actions

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O’Toole

2016

Cogent Education

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An investigation into the recalled reading of 31 environmental educators has uncovered a potential link between early reading and pro-environmental attitudes. The recalled books are not only from the recognised "reminiscence bump" of adolescence and early adulthood, but there also appears to be a spike in recall of books within the 8-11-year reading age group. This 8-11-year age group, also known as middle childhood is recognised within other disciplines as being an influential or significant time for learning. The discovery of these earlier memories from stories and their ongoing influence highlights the potential of incidental learning and pre-adolescent attitude formation.

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