Appleyard 4 Stages in Childrens Reading

early - the child as a player, making sence of the book, connecting morals and situations to their own life and acting out their interpretations through play.

later - in later stages of reading children want a strong storyline with strong moral characters that they can identify with who have good qualities.

adolesence - thinker, pragmatic, logical thinking, applys own knowledge.

college and after - interpreter, pragmatic and selective reader