Abstract:
Reading is an aspect associated with literacy. However, the reading process is not simple in its nature. It does not merely involve recognizing a single character and pronouncing it correctly or to recognize and pronounce a few characters that are arranged in particular manner, but more importantly it is the ability to understand the meaning of these arrangements. In spite of government initiative to inculcate reading habits, not very much known about how much students read and what they read. The purpose of this paper is to review previous studies regarding reading habits and reading interests among students in Malaysia. The scope of this literature review extracted from books, journals articles, conference papers, theses and dissertations, technical reports, bibliographies, speeches and talks in both print based and electronic media on the subject of reading habits and reading interests.
