Martinez-Marrero, Lizzel

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Reading attitudes, habits and performance of third grade ESL students participating in a reading challenge program
(2009) Martinez-Marrero, Lizzel; Morales-Caro, Betsy; College of Arts and Sciences - Arts; Blau, Eileen; Woodall, Billy; Department of English; Bellido, Carmen
The study examines the reading attitudes, habits, and performance of third graders in an urban elementary school in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico participating in a 20 Book Reading Challenge Program. Five methods were used: questionnaires, short reading passages, comprehension questions, leveling books, and fieldnotes. The results show the importance of motivating students to read independently material that interests them and is at their appropriate reading level. It also shows the importance of getting parents involved in their children’s reading process and reading success. The conclusions show: 1) the reading program motivated the students to read independently, 2) the students were not motivated enough to read other curricular or extracurricular literature beside the reading materials provided to them, 3) the majority of the students were not able to read at or above grade level, and 4) parents showed a positive attitude toward coaching their children’s at-home reading assignments.