Descriptor
Source
| Reading Teacher | 5 |
Author
| Britton, Gwyneth E. | 1 |
| Fishman, Anne Stevens | 1 |
| Graebner, Dianne Bennett | 1 |
| Lehr, Fran | 1 |
| Roggenbuck, Mary June | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
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Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – Reading Teacher, 1979
Suggests sources which can guide schools in evaluating textbooks. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Peer reviewedBritton, Gwyneth E. – Reading Teacher, 1975
Provides evidence that current reading textbooks contain racist and sexist stereotypes despite promises to make changes, and concludes that these stereotypes are harmful to the students who learn from such textbooks. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Racial Discrimination, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Peer reviewedGraebner, Dianne Bennett – Reading Teacher, 1972
An examination of school reading texts and their adjustment--or lack of it--to changing life styles. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Feminism, Reading Materials, Sex Discrimination
Peer reviewedFishman, Anne Stevens – Reading Teacher, 1976
Reviews the literature criticizing school textbooks for sexism and suggests new series deleting sexist stereotypes should be developed. (RB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedRoggenbuck, Mary June – Reading Teacher, 1977
Teachers must be sensitive to the needs of modern farm children to see themselves and their families reflected favorably and accurately in reading materials. (HOD)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests
