Sylvester's Magic Pebble Is More Than Meets the Eye: Third-Graders Interpret the Meaning of Literature That Is Extended Metaphor.

Rudden, Jane F.

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ERIC Number: EJ506335

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Sylvester's Magic Pebble Is More Than Meets the Eye: Third-Graders Interpret the Meaning of Literature That Is Extended Metaphor.

Rudden, Jane F.

Reading Horizons, v35 n4 p347-64 1995

Explores the abilities of third graders to interpret literature that serves as an extended metaphor for real life. Finds that using literature to focus children's attention on the similarities that can be drawn across diverse domains provides an avenue for higher-level thinking. (RS)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 3, Metaphors, Primary Education, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Research, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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