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Roser, Nancy L., Ed.; Martinez, Miriam G., Ed. – 1995
Based on the idea that conversational interaction between students and teachers in the classroom is the best way to learn, this book focuses on classroom talk about book-related topics. The teachers represented in the book initiate literature discussion groups, book clubs, and literature circles, and students share the thoughts and feelings that…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Dialog Journals
Holland, Kathleen, Ed.; And Others – 1994
Suggesting many ways (not just one way) to understand what children are doing with language and literacy, this book presents essays that address the need for alternative perspectives as well as anthropological, socio-psycholinguistic, and reader response perspectives in assessing children's language and literacy. After "Introducation: What Is an…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Child Language, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography
Bamford, Rosemary A., Ed.; Kristo, Janice V., Ed. – 2003
This book is divided into four parts, each focusing on an important aspect of evaluating, selecting, or using nonfiction books in the classroom. Under Part I--Choosing Quality Nonfiction Literature: Evaluation and Selection--are the following chapters: (1) "Nonfiction Books for Children: New Directions, New Challenges" (Susan Hepler);…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Ruddell, Robert B., Ed.; And Others – 1994
Serving as a source of questions for researchers to investigate and a resource for professors and their students, this book presents 51 essays that discuss where the reading field has been, is now, and might be going. More than 80% of the essays are new or revised from the third edition. Essays in the book include "Professional Connections:…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Metacognition, Models, Reader Response
Kinzer, Charles K., Ed.; Leu, Donald J., Ed. – 1992
The 43 manuscripts presented in this collection represent qualitative and quantitative studies, as well as papers that present literacy research, theory, and pedagogy. Papers in the collection include: "Family Uses of Literacy: A Critical Voice" (D. Madigan); "Intergenerational Literacy: Impact on the Development of the Storybook Reading Behaviors…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
