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Peer reviewedMcKeown, Margaret G.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1993
Describes an approach, called "Questioning the Author," that is targeted toward getting young readers to engage with their textbooks--to really consider ideas deeply. Notes that the approach attempts to actualize the presence of an author, understand the author as a fallible transmitter of ideas, and transform author's ideas into readers' ideas.…
Descriptors: Authors, Children, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedLehr, Susan; Thompson, Deborah L. – Reading Teacher, 2000
Analyzes the conversations and writings of 2 ethnically diverse populations of fifth-grade children (ages 10 and 11) in response to the powerful and difficult themes contained in two award-winning children's books. Discusses the child's voice; the teacher's role as cultural mediator; responses at the literal level; reading between the lines;…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
