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    Supporting recreational book reading in adolescents: What you can do

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    Authors
    Merga, Margaret
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Merga, M. 2016. Supporting recreational book reading in adolescents: What you can do. International Journal of the Book. 14 (1): pp. 1-14.
    Source Title
    International Journal of the Book
    ISSN
    1447-9516
    School
    School of Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67582
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2016 Common Ground, Margaret Kristin Merga, All Rights Reserved. While the international conversation about literacy is heavily concerned with skill acquisition, particularly in the early years, insufficient attention is given to developing will, and hence fostering life-long reading. As regular recreational book reading offers a wide range of benefits, supporting this practice should be a key aim of educators, librarians, parents, and researchers. This paper highlights the range of established and emerging benefits of recreational book reading, subsequently outlining how we can support adolescent readers to read more books. It draws deeply from the available research, particularly findings from the West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading (WASABR), which has achieved wide attention both in Australia and internationally. It will also be contended that the current body of research indicates that book reading offers greater benefit than reading of other textual sources. Evidence-based recommendations for educators, librarians, and parents wishing to support recreational book reading are presented, with emerging areas of significance for future research also outlined.

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