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Ross, Ramon – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 1, 1968
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Folk Culture, Imagination
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Most criticisms directed at basal reader stories concern the unreal characters which tend to depict only middle-class families and use unreal language patterns. However, such criticisms do not get to the core of the problem. A comparison of stories from basal readers with some famous folk tales illustrates how the here-and-now stories from basal…
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Creative Reading
