What motivates avid readers to maintain a regular reading habit in adulthood?

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What motivates avid readers to maintain a regular reading habit in adulthood?

Regular engagement in recreational book reading remains beneficial beyond early childhood. While most of the research in reading motivation focuses on the early schooling years, regular recreational book reading remains a highly beneficial practice beyond childhood, as it continues to enhance lit...

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Main Author:	Merga, Margaret
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Australian Literacy Educators' Association 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66747

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