Out There with the Kids: Why Bother?.

Fine, Esther Sokolov; Slater, Kenneth

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ERIC Number: EJ676000

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Out There with the Kids: Why Bother?

Fine, Esther Sokolov; Slater, Kenneth

Language Arts, v81 n1 p34-42 Sep 2003

Tells a story about relationships and the long-term effects of literacy instruction through a slice of the authors' personal and pedagogical history. Presents a narration by Esther who weaves her own story with Kenneth's adult voice and excerpts from his seventh-grade autobiography written in 1984, when Esther was his teacher. (SG)

Descriptors: Grade 7, Literacy, Reading Difficulties, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: Literacy: What Matters?