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    Access to books in the home and adolescent engagement in recreational book reading: Considerations for secondary school educators

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    Merga, Margaret
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Merga, M. 2015. Access to books in the home and adolescent engagement in recreational book reading: Considerations for secondary school educators. English in Education. 49 (3): pp. 197-214.
    Source Title
    English in Education
    DOI
    10.1111/eie.12071
    ISSN
    0425-0494
    School
    School of Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67155
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    © 2015 National Association for the Teaching of English. The emphasis on schools' providing reading materials for students at home is very much on the primary school years, when the skill of reading is being acquired. Little consideration has been given to the impact of curtailing school-mediated access to books beyond this point. Regular recreational reading offers a wide range of benefit, and is essential for supporting ongoing literacy development. Without easy access to books, it can be readily surmised that capacity for regular engagement in reading can be limited. This article adds to the body of research supporting the benefit of student access to books in the home, linking access to books in the home with improved attitudes toward and frequency of engagement in recreational book reading, particularly in boys. It also provides analysis of data on students' access to books in the home, as well as discussing alternative avenues of access to books, such as the library and devices. The implications of the findings are explored, with educators ultimately urged to support increased access to self-selected home reading materials through the secondary school.

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