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I would like to create a research-based personal reading program that encourages and
promotes teen reading for pleasure. The following are short summaries of the research articles
I have studied so far. The articles were found by searching the Stewart Library.
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Article Summaries:
A Study of Thoughtful Literacy and the Motivation to Read
This article used the expectancy-value theory to assess and explain motivation to read. The two
qualities studied were the extent to which an individual expects success or failure and the value
or overall appeal that an individual ascribes to the task. Their research suggests that these two
qualities are possessed by individuals who are engaged readers. Engaged readers are those
who are intrinsically motivated to read regularly for their own purposes. The researchers
suggest that classroom instruction should be designed to engage and motivate young readers
through the use of thoughtful literacy. Teachers should help students create thoughtful links
between human experience and the text being read. Rather than assigning tasks that
emphasize copying, remembering, and reciting, teachers should engage students in thinking
about what they’ve read and help them to determine the theme and how it connects to the
lives of the students.
Applegate, A. J., & Applegate, M. D. (2010). A study of thoughtful literacy and the motivation to
read. The Reading Teacher, 64(4), 226-234. doi:10.1598/RT.64.4.1