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Download full textPhillips, Linda M.; Leithead, Marion R.; Smith, Martha L. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2002
In this study we analyzed the use of children's literature in three widely used commercially published and literature-based reading programs for grades 1 to 6. On average, 37% of the literature selections had been previously published, with a range by publisher of 4% to 55%. These percentages are noticeably lower than those reported for American…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension
