Engaged and disengaged year 5 readers in low SES Australian schools: differences in personal cognitions, perceived classroom and family reading practices

Clarence Ng; Brendan Bartlett; Claire Wyatt-Smith; Janet Wyvill

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Engaged and disengaged year 5 readers in low SES Australian schools: differences in personal cognitions, perceived classroom and family reading practices

Clarence Ng, Brendan Bartlett, Claire Wyatt-Smith and Janet Wyvill

Canada International Conference on Education (CICE), 2012 (Toronto, Canada, 18-Jun-2012–21-Jun-2012)

2012

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Specialist Studies in Education

engaged readers

disengaged readers

low SES schools

Australia

year 5

disadvantaged students

generic grouping

This paper reported the finding of an interview study involving 45 Year 5 students from schools situated in low SES suburbs in Queensland, Australia. Two groups of readers were included: Engaged and disengaged readers. The interview findings showed important differences between these two groups of readers and warned us the danger of taking disadvantaged students as a generic group.

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Title: Engaged and disengaged year 5 readers in low SES Australian schools: differences in personal cognitions, perceived classroom and family reading practices
Authors: Clarence Ng (Author) - Griffith University
Brendan Bartlett (Author) - Griffith University
Claire Wyatt-Smith (Author) - Griffith University
Janet Wyvill (Author) - Griffith University
Conference details: Canada International Conference on Education (CICE), 2012 (Toronto, Canada, 18-Jun-2012–21-Jun-2012)
Date published: 2012
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449038602621
Output Type: Abstract

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