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Direct linkShort, Kathy G. – Language Arts, 2012
Stories are woven so tightly into the fabric of our everyday lives that it's easy to overlook their significance in framing how we think about ourselves and the world. Stories are meaning making, providing a means of structuring and reflecting on our experiences in order to understand their significance. Story is also life making, a way of…
Descriptors: Story Reading, Role, Self Concept, Literature
Griffith, Susan C. – Language Arts, 2009
Early twentieth-century social activist Jane Addams is best known for her work at Hull House, the settlement house she founded with Ellen Gates Starr in 1889. Adams was also a pacifist, storyteller, writer and philosopher. Through her actions, stories, and writing, Addams modeled a philosophy of democracy-in-action based in imagination and…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Social Action, Social Justice
Cooper, Patricia M. – Language Arts, 2009
This article explores how reading strategy instruction that targets children's literature can unwittingly interfere with the development of a reading life. It compares the use of story-based children's literature for reading strategy instruction with the "untaught" story. It asks: What, if any, role does a read aloud that is unfettered by formal…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, Reading Habits
