Reading: A Means of Renewal for the Aged

Gentile, Lance M.; McMillan, Merna M.

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“…Haase et al 1979: 230, for example, argue that 'adults do not became less intelligent as they become older' noting that psychologists suggest that cognitive abilities actually peak only at 55 years of age and that the elderly are faced only with the obsolescence of their knowledge, which for them is an issue of appropriate 'retraining'. Similarly, Gentile and McMillan (1979) argue that the development of successful reading programmes for the elderly requires overcoming society's view of the aged as incompetent and inferior. Instead they argue that the elderly have 'unparalleled capacities for high-level comprehension and interpretation' and 'with minds freed from continuous strivings of bygone years are now willing and able to reflect on life's mysteries' (Gentile and McMillan 1979: 218).…”

Section: Reading Obstaclesmentioning

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Reading, the library, and the elderly: A Singapore case study

Luyt

Ann

2011

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Singapore is now one of the fastest aging societies in the world. By 2030 those over 65 years old are expected to number 1.41m strong, 26.8 percent of the country’s entire population. Given these numbers, it is not surprising that aging is a key concern in Singapore. This article reports on a qualitative study of 32 individuals over the age of 55 who frequented one branch of Singapore’s public library system. It sheds light on the current views of the elderly on their reading and some of the facilities that the library currently offers them. In particular it argues that attention needs to be paid to four issues: gender disparities, class differences, the effects of ageism, and an instrumental view of reading.

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Section: Reading Obstaclesmentioning

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Reading, the library, and the elderly: A Singapore case study

Luyt

Ann

2011

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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A community bound by words: Reflections on a nursing home writing group

Schuster¹

1998

Journal of Aging Studies

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From Illiteracy to Literacy: A Case Study

Mattran¹

1981

Reading Psychology

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A singular case study is described in which an elderly, immigrant woman, a total illiterate but a proficient speaker of English is taught to read to a fourth grade level in a relatively short period of time. The instructional method 1s described and related to Goodman's "Psycholinguistic Guessing Game Model." Researcher observations on the positive affective results of the subject's experience are recorded.

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Reading: A Means of Renewal for the Aged

Cited by 6 publications

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Reading, the library, and the elderly: A Singapore case study

Reading, the library, and the elderly: A Singapore case study

A community bound by words: Reflections on a nursing home writing group

From Illiteracy to Literacy: A Case Study

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