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- Title
Resistance, struggle, and the adolescent reader.
- Abstract
The article offers a look at how teachers can encourage students who are resistant to reading. The author recommends allowing students more choice and respecting their extra-curricular reading choices. The author questions the literature on adolescent resistance to reading and how it contributes to teachers' understanding of struggling adolescent readers. The differences between struggling readers and resistant readers are presented. According to the article, interest, identity, and agency contribute to reading resistance. Also presented is a chart that shows resistance to reading, reading ability, and attitude toward reading.
- Subjects
READING interests of students; BIBLIOTHERAPY; RESISTANCE (Philosophy); SUPPLEMENTARY reading; READING research; READING enrichment; READABILITY (Literary style)
- Publication
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2006, Vol 50, Issue 2, p136
- ISSN
1081-3004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1598/JAAL.50.2.6