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Lysaker, Judith T.; Nie, Alice Ying – Journal of Literacy Research, 2017
In this article, we present one fourth grader's unaided and illustration-aided retellings of "The Other Side." Using a qualitative clinical case study approach, we examine comprehending activity in these retellings using microethnographic discourse analysis in conjunction with dialogic self theory and a transactional model of reading.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Picture Books, Story Telling
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Levstik, Linda S. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1989
Reviews research on elementary school students' capacity for historical understanding. Suggests Piagetian theory is not applicable to historical thinking. Considers teaching approaches for developing elementary history instruction, including (1) embedding history in meaningful context; (2) use of narrative; (3) linking past and present; and (4)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Context Effect, Educational Research