NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)1
Descriptor
Developmental Programs1
Educational Practices1
Educational Strategies1
English Literature1
Fiction1
Instructional Effectiveness1
Letters (Correspondence)1
Questionnaires1
Reader Response1
Reading Attitudes1
Reading Comprehension1
Self Efficacy1
Self Evaluation (Individuals)1
Teaching Methods1
More ▼
Source
Journal of Developmental…1
Author
Anders, Patricia L.1
Buck-Rodriguez, Greta1
Frailey, Marty1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Reports - Descriptive1
Education Level
Postsecondary Education1
Two Year Colleges1
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Literary Letters: Developmental Readers' Responses to Popular Fiction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Frailey, Marty; Buck-Rodriguez, Greta; Anders, Patricia L. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2009
This article describes elaboration in "literary letters" (Atwell, 1984, 1987) written by developmental reading students. Nineteen community college students received instruction in "elaborative thought patterns," or types of elaboration, to improve the quality of their responses to popular fiction. This instruction was part of…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Fiction, English Literature