dc.contributor.author	Stewart, Renee G.	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	South Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2001-2003	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-16T18:20:49Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T15:58:42Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:28:47Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-16T18:20:49Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T15:58:42Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:28:47Z
dc.date.issued	2003-05	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/120	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the research was to determine what motivates gifted/advanced students to read, and to get their opinions on incentive programs such as Accelerated Reader. During the research, students were given the opportunity to have a voice in what they read. They were able to select books on their own without regard to levels, and they were not given any reading mandates; they were allowed to read as much or as little as they wanted. Thirty-six students participated in the study. This qualitative study included interviews, surveys and data collection through the use of book logs and Accelerated Reader reports. Each participant kept a reading log of the reading they completed during the third nine weeks along with the number of pages read. They also took tests when and if they wanted. Findings suggested that students do enjoy being able to choose their own books for independent reading, and they enjoy reading when they are not required to read. However, the majority of the students did not read as much as they had the previous two semesters, and many contributed this to the fact that they had a hard time making time to read when they were not forced to do so. The results of the study were communicated to the learning community through a meeting with other teachers of the gifted/advanced and the administrators. This meeting supported the idea that we should hold these students accountable for reading, but we should not restrict these able readers to certain book levels nor should be make them participate in Accelerated Reader.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law.	en_US
dc.subject	Accelerated reader	en_US
dc.subject	Reading log	en_US
dc.subject	independent reading	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Gifted children--Education	en_US
dc.title	Motivating Gifted/Advanced Readers in the Middle Grades	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Leader, Lars F.	en_US
dc.description.committee	Brovey, Andrew J.	en_US
dc.description.committee	Zahner, Jane	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US