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"I Learned How to Talk about a Book": Children's Perceptions of Literature Circles across Grade and Ability Levels
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Certo, Janine; Moxley, Kathleen; Reffitt, Kelly; Miller, Jeffrey A. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2010
The purpose of the present study was to investigate students' perceptions of their experiences with literature circles across elementary grades. A stratified random sample of 24 diverse students in grades one, three, four, and five were individually interviewed to obtain perceptions of their attitudes toward literature circles and their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
Stories that Matter: Native American Fifth Graders' Responses to Culturally Authentic Text
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Hoffman, Angeline P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine textual features in Native American children's literature and Native children's responses to these textual features. Culturally authentic children's literature was used to gain insights into children's perspectives as they engaged in responses within literature circles. This study utilized qualitative…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Qualitative Research, Reader Response, Grade 5
Designing a Culturally Relevant Curriculum for Immigrant Mexican American Fifth-Grade Students
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Jimenez, Alicia Cruz – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to design a culturally relevant curriculum that could be used with English language learning, Mexican American, immigrant, fifth grade children and study the responses they might have to that curriculum. The research questions were: What are the issues in developing a culturally relevant curriculum for Mexican…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Action Research, Mexican Americans, Clubs