Trade Book Research
Booksource offers a free booklet, "The Impact of Trade Books and Reading Achievement," that outlines recent research on trade books in classroom libraries and demonstrates the importance of making these resources readily available to students.
The paper is an outstanding source for any educator writing a grant for classroom literature funding. It cites
dozens of scholarly journals as well as the National Reading Panels report entitled Teaching Children to Read:
An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction.
The Research Highlights The:
- Importance of access to a variety of trade books
- Effect of reading trade books on reading motivation and achievement
- Benefits of reading trade books in motivating struggling readers and English Language Learners
- Characteristics of an effective classroom library
Contact us at 1-800-444-0435 to request a free copy of "The Impact of Trade Books and Reading Achievement".
