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Peer reviewedMcGinley, William; Kamberelis, George – Research in the Teaching of English, 1996
Reports on a year-long study of how children's literacy practices enhanced their understanding of themselves and their social worlds. Finds that children's reading and writing benefited them personally and socially, enabling them to understand a complex urban landscape, to explore new social identities, and to wrestle with social problems and ways…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literacy, Reading Habits, Self Concept
