Leisure Reading Behaviour of Young Children in Singapore
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| author | Majid, Shaheen |
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| contents | Leisure Reading Behaviour of Young Children in Singapore Majid, Shaheen Foreign Countries Recreational Reading Reading Habits Preferences Children Reading Attitudes Reading Motivation Literary Genres Influences Barriers Printed Materials Electronic Publishing Books Audio Books Languages Reading Material Selection Library Services Leisure reading is important for personality development and mental growth of children. Reading habits developed during early childhood are likely to continue rest of the life. The main purpose of this study was to investigate leisure reading habits and preferences of young children in Singapore. A questionnaire was used for data collection and 254 children, aged between 6 to 12 years, participated in this study. It was found that reading was among the top five leisuretime activities of the surveyed children. Mostly mothers, followed by fathers, encouraged children to read books. The major reasons for leisure reading were to learn about new things, improve language skills, and to get better grades in tests and examinations. The majority of the children preferred reading print books and the most popular genres were adventure, mysteries, humour, and animal stories. This paper suggests that a multi-dimensional approach is required to promote leisure reading among young children. |
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| spellingShingle | Leisure Reading Behaviour of Young Children in Singapore Majid, Shaheen Foreign Countries Recreational Reading Reading Habits Preferences Children Reading Attitudes Reading Motivation Literary Genres Influences Barriers Printed Materials Electronic Publishing Books Audio Books Languages Reading Material Selection Library Services Leisure Reading Behaviour of Young Children in Singapore Majid, Shaheen Foreign Countries Recreational Reading Reading Habits Preferences Children Reading Attitudes Reading Motivation Literary Genres Influences Barriers Printed Materials Electronic Publishing Books Audio Books Languages Reading Material Selection Library Services Leisure reading is important for personality development and mental growth of children. Reading habits developed during early childhood are likely to continue rest of the life. The main purpose of this study was to investigate leisure reading habits and preferences of young children in Singapore. A questionnaire was used for data collection and 254 children, aged between 6 to 12 years, participated in this study. It was found that reading was among the top five leisuretime activities of the surveyed children. Mostly mothers, followed by fathers, encouraged children to read books. The major reasons for leisure reading were to learn about new things, improve language skills, and to get better grades in tests and examinations. The majority of the children preferred reading print books and the most popular genres were adventure, mysteries, humour, and animal stories. This paper suggests that a multi-dimensional approach is required to promote leisure reading among young children. |
| title | Leisure Reading Behaviour of Young Children in Singapore |
| topic | Foreign Countries Recreational Reading Reading Habits Preferences Children Reading Attitudes Reading Motivation Literary Genres Influences Barriers Printed Materials Electronic Publishing Books Audio Books Languages Reading Material Selection Library Services |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1186110 |