Rowan University Rowan Digital Works Theses and Dissertations 5-8-1997 Promoting student interest in the whole language reading program for grades 4-6 in Somers Point, NJ, including an annotated bibliography Diane M. Drayer Rowan University Follow this and additional works at: https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Drayer, Diane M., "Promoting student interest in the whole language reading program for grades 4-6 in Somers Point, NJ, including an annotated bibliography" (1997). Theses and Dissertations. 2057. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/2057 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Rowan Digital Works. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Rowan Digital Works. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. PROMOTING STUDENT INTEREST IN THE WHOLE LANGUAGE READING PROGRAM FOR GRADES 4-6 IN SOMERS POINT, NJ, INCLUDING AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGlRAPHY by Diane M. Drayer A Thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements ofthe Masters of Arts Degree in the Graduate School of Rowan University May, 1997 Approved by Professor Date Approved 27 ? 4F /F97 , ABSTRACT Diane M. Drayer, Promoting Student Interest in the Whole Langaae Resdinu Program for Grades 4-6 in Somers Point, NJ, Including an A._notated Bibliographv. 1997, Dr. Lynne Levy, School and Public Librarianship. A reading interest survey was conducted in an attempt to evaluate the whole language reading program in the intermediate grades 4-6. The survey was distributed to seventeen 4-6 grade classes, and students were asked to record their favorite books of the past year.