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Story Elements: Which Impact Children's Reading Interests?

Kauffman, Syndi

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2005, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Reading.
Children use a variety of tools when determining a text's value during book selection. Many studies have determined some of the desirable characteristics of books by interviewing, surveying, and observing students. Research has found many reasons why students select certain stories to read. Although there is an overwhelming amount of research on this topic, there is a lack of information on the impact of story elements in book selection. Because of this lack of research, this study focused on and evaluated which story elements were important to third grade students. Teachers need to be active in children's book selection. It is important they assist students in selecting books that meet their interests. Many students turn away from reading because they do not find stories of interest. If teachers help students focus on desirable attributes of a book, children can become life-long readers.
Cindy Hendricks (Advisor)

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  • Kauffman, S. (2005). Story Elements: Which Impact Children's Reading Interests? [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1120575730

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kauffman, Syndi. Story Elements: Which Impact Children's Reading Interests? 2005. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1120575730.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kauffman, Syndi. "Story Elements: Which Impact Children's Reading Interests?" Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1120575730

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)