Reading for ‘pleasure’? An insight into pupils’ perspectives on reading
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Authors
Cullen, Elsa
Editors
Alderton, Julie
Publication Date
2022-04-01Journal Title
Journal of Trainee Teacher Educational Research
ISSN
2043-8338
Publisher
Faculty of Education
Volume
13
Pages
1-26
Type
Article
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Cullen, E. (2022). Reading for ‘pleasure’? An insight into pupils’ perspectives on reading. Journal of Trainee Teacher Educational Research, 13 1-26. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.83298
Abstract
Though ‘Reading for Pleasure’ (RfP) is an extensively researched and promoted topic within education due to its wealth of established benefits, it is, nonetheless, declining in popularity. The advantages which accompany RfP remain undisputable, but research vastly centers around theneurotypical learner: a crucial problem. This research proposal argues that those who are perhaps in most need of the associated benefits which RfP brings – namely, the non-neurotypical – are being largely overlooked within research and, consequently, deprived from accessing the pleasure and enjoyment of reading along with its countless benefits. By first addressing and exploring the perceived barriers which inhibit pleasure within reading from children themselves, it is suggested that this may be the way forward for once more eliciting the bountiful benefits fostered within RfP, but in a more inclusive and fruitful manner.
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