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Emmanuella Swastika Datu – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Incorporating small-group discussions in classrooms has shown promising benefits in improving 4th grade students' thinking and social skills; however, the practice remains challenging. Although teachers are motivated to try to incorporate small-group discussions, studies examining the shift from teacher-dominated classroom practice towards a more…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Group Discussion, Reflection, Cooperation
McGuire, Caroline E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Widely adopted Common Core State Standards emphasize textual analysis and writing "about" texts (Bomer & Maloch, 2011), but provide little guidance on "what" students should read beyond general references to traditional literature (fables, folktales, and myths) and informational texts. However, as Meek (1988) and others…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Picture Books, Case Studies, Grade 4
Skinner, Kim R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This year-long ethnographic study examined teacher and student discourse when interpreting text in a children's philosophy club. Specifically, the study investigated how the opportunities for learning a new discussion form, philosophical conversation, were acted, talked, and written into being as students and their teacher interacted with each…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Clubs, Philosophy, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Khieu, Tema Leah – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth exploration and describe the nature of fourth graders' responses to nonfiction text in the context of small, peer-led literature discussion groups. This study took place in the teacher researcher's daily, forty-five minute, pull-out intervention time. The participants for this study consisted of…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Reader Response, Discussion Groups, Grade 4
Young, Chase – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this research was to examine the relation between students' personality traits and the extent of their engagement and facilitation in peer-led literature circle discussions. The research was guided by two questions. To what extent do reading ability, gender, and personality traits predict the quality of verbal engagement in…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Group Activities, Group Discussion, Learner Engagement
Rumble, Merle B. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined how the use of African American literature that depicts Black males influences the reading comprehension and the reading motivation of Black boys as demonstrated through oral, written, and creative expressions. Studies have been conducted using children's literature with Black boys to examine their social interaction with the…
Descriptors: African American Literature, African Americans, Males, Reading Comprehension