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Peer reviewedKelly, Patricia R.; Farnan, Nancy – New Advocate, 1994
Argues that the primary value of literature lies within the work itself, an appreciation of it, and the connections readers make to it. Discusses how a reader response approach offers one way to open the door for children to the lived-through experience of literature as art with intrinsic value. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response
