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Peer reviewedAker, Don – Journal of Reading, 1992
Describes how a high school English teacher's belief that text contains a single, unchanging meaning evolved to an understanding that students create their own meanings through their own experiences. Discusses ways he tried (with mixed success) to provide students with the opportunity to bring their own experience to their reading. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Reading, English Instruction, High Schools
