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Jan 11, 2016 · Specifically, they consider whether these children feel that Harry Potter has helped improve their literacy skills and whether they think the books have changed their attitudes to reading.
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Thickness of the Books and Confidence The number of Harry Potter books and, especially, the thickness of Books Four to Seven appeared to be two of the series’ most salient attributes in terms of children’s perceived literacy.
- Jane Sunderland
- Abstract
- Attitudes to Reading
- Gender
This article reports findings from a small-scale focus-group study fun-ded by the British Academy. Drawing on Herbert Marsh and Richard Shavelson’s notion of ‘‘Academic Self-Concept’’ and David Barton and Mary Hamilton’s view of literacy as context-specific social practices, the authors examine what young British Harry Potter enthusiasts perceive a...
The second research question of the project concerns the children’s attitudes to reading and fiction. While some children might have already enjoyed reading fiction prior to experiencing Harry Potter, the series could still have encouraged them to try what they considered proper or adult-sized novels. At least one pupil in each focus group gave an ...
To answer our third research question, we specifically looked for gender-related tendencies in our data. The questionnaires showed no statistically significant gender differences regarding perceived improvements in, or attitudes to, reading. A higher percentage of girls than boys self-identified as good readers, but this was not significant. Likewi...
- Steve Dempster, Alice Oliver, Jane Sunderland, Joanne Thistlethwaite
- 2016
- It’s brilliant storytelling with complex plot and world building that entertains readers so thoroughly that it’s easy to keep reading and reading and reading.
- The writing is filled with rich word choice that will improve your child’s vocabulary.
- The fantastical, magical world of coming-of-age, adventure, and suspense ignites and improves a child’s imagination.
- Harry Potter teaches essential life lessons (that are sometimes easier to learn in a fantasy book than in a realistic one). These lessons include: – Friends stick together no matter what.
Sep 9, 2014 · With over 450 million copies sold, Harry Potter is the best selling book series of all time. But it’s had its reproaches. Various Christian groups in particular took issue with the books,...
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