Reading Habits Essay

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Recommended: Review of related literature of factors that affect the reading habits

Students' Reading Habits
My Hypotheses are:

· Girls will be more likely to enjoy reading and read more

· Boys will prefer sci-fi and horror genres

· Girls will prefer teen drama and romance

· Teachers will be who encourages students to read more.

Research: The national curriculum's outlines for reading as part of English at Key Stage 3 include:

* Reading for meaning

* Understanding the author's craft

* English literary heritage

* Texts from different cultures and traditions

* Printed and ICT-based information texts

* Media and moving image texts

But getting children interested in reading at a young age is seen as key to raising …show more content…

The transcript helped me to see what this individual felt about the reading habits and what could encourage them to read more. ======================================================================

Questionnaire: I compiled a questionnaire to hand out to students to find out about their reading habits. In my pilot study, I realised I had to modify some of the vocabulary as the participants did not understand a few sentences. I handed my final questionnaire out to 30 students in a Year 9 class. I found that the majority of students who enjoyed reading were girls. Most children read at school the most and out of school, it was mainly for a period of 1-2 hours a week. Magazines were the most popular type of text. Teachers encouraged students to read more. Comedy was the most popular genre of both sexes. ======================================================================

Detailed Questionnaire: I also handed out a detail questionnaire to ten students focusing on why they choose their books, what

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