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Peer reviewedAlvermann, Donna E.; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1990
Characterizes middle school teachers' discussions of assigned readings from a variety of content area materials. Finds that the teachers' purpose appeared to influence the type of discussion they conducted and that their actual discussions seldom resembled their articulated abstract definitions of a good discussion. (KEH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Content Area Reading, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Middle Schools
