Abstract
The goal for this project is to examine the connection between students’ pleasure reading and their literacy development. To conduct this research, my research partner and I collected data from Worcester Public School teachers in the form of a survey (21 participants) and an optional follow-up interview (3 participants). In conjunction with this research, my research partner and I organized the installation of a Book Nook in Columbus Park Elementary School to help the students of the school gain access to a diverse set of multicultural books for pleasure reading. These efforts combined highlight the connection between students developing stronger literacy skills when given books that actually spark their interests.
File of thesis (signed)