Please Note: Some of the suggested articles are available on the Internet only on a fee basis. They are included here because they are of high-quality and as such, may be of interest to readers.

Literacy as a Way of Life
by John Shefelbine
http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/literacypapers/
shefelbine.htm
The author stresses the importance of getting children to read independently and at increasingly more challenging levels.

Motivating Low Performing Adolescent Readers
by Norma Decker Collins
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/
low.performin.readers.html
In this ERIC Digest prepared by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication,Decke presents ideas for breaking the cycle of reading failure, such as the use of newspapers and other nontraditional material.

Reading Engagement: What Influences the Choice to Read?
by Kirsten D.M. Kowalewski
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/~bpmchi/award01.html
In this paper, the author provides a research perspective on motivation and engagement, plus implications for turning theory into practice.