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Commentary: What's Needed to Maintain and Extend Motivation for Literacy in the Middle Grades.
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Oldfather, Penny – Journal of Reading, 1995
Summarizes a key finding from a four-year longitudinal study of intrinsic motivation for literacy learning. Finds that this motivation may diminish as students move from elementary to middle grades and may be linked to fewer opportunities for self-expression in their learning environments. (SR)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Motivation, Literacy