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Literacy habits of sixth grade students
Schrag, Kylea
Schrag, Kylea
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2009-08
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Literacy continues to be important during the secondary school years; however, during
middle school motivation to read is known to decline (Hughes-Hassell & Rodge, 2007; Moss &
Hendershot, 2007; Pitcher, et al., 2007; National Institute for Literacy, 2007). There is little
research on how adolescents spend their free-time and less research regarding types of preferred
literacy related activities (Nippold, Duthie, & Larsen, 2005). Less is known about differences in
urban or rural communities. The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent sixth
graders in an urban and rural public school differ in their preferred types of literacy activities,
amount of time spent engaging in literacy activities, and the effect of time spent doing homework
on leisure reading.
Participants were 78 students from urban and rural sixth grade classes. Data were
collected using a multiple choice survey constructed to obtain information about student's freetime
activities as they relate to time spent engaging in literacy activities and homework.
Results indicated that urban students spent more time reading for fun than the rural
students and girls spent more time reading for fun than boys. There was not a significant
difference in the amount of time students spent on homework and reading for fun. All students
indicated a high preference for magazines. Additionally, urban students preferred comics while
rural students preferred non-fiction materials. Also, boys preferred comics and internet articles
while girls preferred novels and nonfiction materials.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Health Professions, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Wichita State University