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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><p class="MsoCommentText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;" lang="EN-US">Adolescent literacy has remained a relatively hot topic for several years in the field of reading </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;" lang="EN-US">education (Cassidy, Ortlieb,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"> &amp; Shettel, 2010/2011)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;" lang="EN-US"> however, educators remain conflicted about how to maintain high levels of reading motivation. A historical analysis of adolescent interests and motivations was conducted to determine what instructional techniques have</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">had positive effects<span class="MsoCommentReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> s</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;" lang="EN-US">o as to meet the imminent needs of adolescent readers. Findings include information pertaining to: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;" lang="EN-US">choice of a multitude of reading materials, substantial time to experience aesthetic and engaging reading experiences, and a relevant, challenging curriculum that addresses student needs, personal interests, and motivations.</span></p></span></span>