| This thesis examines students' perceptions of a literature-based basal reader. For this study 102 elementary students were interviewed. The district in this study recently transitioned from a traditional basal to a literature-based basal. This study sought to determine (1) What children perceive as the major purpose for classroom reading; (2) What criteria children use for judging success in reading; (3) If children's views on reading closely match the aims of the reading program; and (4) If a change in instructional practice has accompanied a change in reading curriculum.;This study found that students using a newly adopted literature-based basal placed the same emphasis upon skill, procedure, and meaning, as students working in traditional basals. However, students using the new literature-based basal rely less upon the onions of others and comparison with others when evaluating themselves as readers. Finally, more students reading the literature-based basal than traditional basal read for enjoyment. |
