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Baumann, James F.; Bergeron, Bette S. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1993
Investigates the effectiveness of instruction in story mapping as a means to promote first-grade students' comprehension of central story elements in children's literature. Concludes that instruction in story mapping is an effective instructional strategy for promoting first-grade students' ability to identify central narrative elements in…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
McClain, Anita – 1986
To encourage children's creative writing in a classroom setting, student teachers used two types of children's books as models: (1) a traditionally structured picture book in which the story maintains strong development of plot, setting, and characters as in "Peter Rabbit"; and (2) a predictable pattern book that develops a repetitive pattern as…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Creative Activities, Creative Teaching