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High-interest books, choice, and independent reading: Piloting a reading program with male adolescents in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorCubillos, Montserrat
dc.contributor.authorRousseau, Rosario
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-24T17:46:43Z
dc.date.available2024-06-24T17:46:43Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractReading is linked to numerous positive outcomes, including academic achievement, reduced stress, and enhanced life expectancy. However, a significant portion of Chilean adolescents engage in limited reading. Notably, male students tend to exhibit lower levels of reading motivation compared to their female counterparts, with declining reading self-concept over time. To address this challenge, this study explores the impact of a 9-month-long pilot reading program aimed at increasing students' reading motivation and volume in an all-boys rural school in southern Chile (N = 120), guided by Self-Determination Theory and adapted from Atwell's reading workshop. The program included four pillars: access to high-interest print books, 90 min per week of in-class independent choice, and peer interactions around reading. t-Tests showed a significant increase in students' reading volume but not in their reading motivation. Nevertheless, multiple regression analyses revealed that, when controlling for students' pre-program reading motivation, achievement, and volume, post-program reading motivation and time allocated for independent reading were significantly associated with the number of pages read during the program. Implications for practice and future research avenues are discussed.
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dc.format.extent12 p.
dc.identifier.citationCubillos, M. & Rousseau, R. (2024) High-interest books, choice, and independent reading: Piloting a reading program with male adolescents in Chile. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1339
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1339
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11447/9113
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectReading
dc.subjectStudents
dc.subjectMotivation
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.titleHigh-interest books, choice, and independent reading: Piloting a reading program with male adolescents in Chile
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dcterms.sourceJournal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
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