Using Nooks to Hook Reluctant Readers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15016709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca C Dierking (corresponding author), Rebecca Dierking |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 407-416 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1081-3004 • E-ISSN: 1936-2706 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jaal.366 |
| OpenAlex | W2120735820 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article presents the findings of a two‐year qualitative study of electronic reading device use with high school sophomores, most of whom self‐identified as reluctant or struggling readers. Electronic readers were used primarily in one weekly fifty‐minute class period, during silent sustained reading, wherein students chose freely their texts. The author‐researcher identifies five qualities of using electronic readers that appeared to help keep students engaged with reading: convenience, novelty, escape, privacy, and flow
Chose · Class (philosophy · Hook · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Novelty · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Reading (process · Sociology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Gender and Technology in Education · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |