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The Joy of Reading and the Overjustification Effect

by Evonne L Rivera | Apr 19, 2015 | Uncategorized

When my daughter was in second grade and all through the summer, I could not get her to put her books down. Now that she is in third grade, giving her a book to read is like a form of punishment. Somewhere, at sometime, my daughter’s enjoyment of reading turned...

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