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Direct linkBuelow, Stephanie – Reading Horizons, 2016
This critical participatory action research study sought to understand what happens when students' interest and experiences with popular culture are integrated into a standards-based sixth grade English language arts curriculum. Multiple data sources were analyzed using the theoretical concept of third space. Findings showed that (a) a democratic,…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Academic Discourse, Literacy Education, Literacy
Paige, David D. – Reading Horizons, 2011
Research continues to suggest that adolescents struggle with reading, indicating that much work remains to ensure that all students read at levels consistent with the skills required for academic achievement (Biancarosa & Snow, 2006). This article investigates whole class choral reading (WCCR) within the context of a sixth-grade language arts…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Oral Reading, Grade 6
Peer reviewedMany, Joyce E.; Hutchingson, Rebecca; Nicklow, Lisa – Reading Horizons, 1997
Examines literary discourse that occurred in a sixth-grade language arts classroom within a departmentalized, multidisciplinary, and then an interdisciplinary, context. Identifies discourse elements. Organizes elements into the following broad themes: (1) the text and the story world; (2) the reader and the story world; and (3) discipline…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discourse Communities, Grade 6, Integrated Activities
Peer reviewedHoman, Susan P.; And Others – Reading Horizons, 1990
Describes an integrated reading/language arts program designed to meet the needs of Chapter 1 sixth grade students. States that one of the basic tenets of the program is that children learn best by actively participating in language activities, not just reading about language skills. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 6, Holistic Approach, Integrated Activities
