African-American Stories and Literary Responses: Does a Child's Ethnicity Affect the Focus of a Response?.

Altieri, Jennifer L.

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ERIC Number: EJ460976

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Publication Date: 1993

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African-American Stories and Literary Responses: Does a Child's Ethnicity Affect the Focus of a Response?

Altieri, Jennifer L.

Reading Horizons, v33 n3 p236-44 1993

Examines the written responses of Hispanic, African-American and Caucasian elementary students after listening to various African-American stories to see whether engagement with text is related to student's ethnicity. Finds that students were equally capable of engagement in the African-American stories regardless of their ethnicity. (RS)

Descriptors: Black Literature, Ethnicity, Primary Education, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Research

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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