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Peer reviewedRaphael, Taffy E.; Gavelek, James R.; Daniels, Virginia – National Reading Conference Yearbook, 1998
Analyzes five fifth graders' talk about a historical fiction novel. Focuses on students' conversational competence within the three-week unit by examining their developing competence in sustaining topics and themes, taking the perspective of the "other," and developing content and theme understandings. Suggests that these abilities…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Literature, Discourse Analysis, Discussion Groups
Download full textRaphael, Taffy E.; Boyd, Fenice B. – 1991
Two studies explored the nature of fourth- and fifth-grade students' abilities to synthesize information from multiple sources of text. The studies examined the ways in which elementary students approached a synthesis activity that involved reading two well-organized and related nonfiction articles, and then drawing upon that information as they…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
Peer reviewedRaphael, Taffy E.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1989
Examines fifth- and sixth-grade students' metacognitive knowledge about the processes of writing narrative and expository texts. Finds that creating a communicative context enhances students' awareness of audience and purpose, as well as their understanding of different aspects of the writing process. (MG)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Cognitive Ability, Expository Writing, Grade 5
Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – 1991
This paper describes the experience of a fourth- and fifth-grade, first-year teacher's participation in the Book Club Project of the Center for the Learning and Teaching of Elementary Subjects. The Book Club included the use of high-quality children's literature, opportunities for response to literature in multiple ways, and instruction that…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Research, Cooperative Learning, Discussion Groups
Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – 1988
Four studies by the Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing project at the Institute for Research on Teaching, Michigan State University, examined the acquisition of expository writing skills in fifth and sixth grade students. The first study examined the effects of teaching sixth grade students about comparison/contrast text structure. Results…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Expository Writing, Grade 5, Grade 6
Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – 1996
Teachers conducting a thematically organized literature-based reading program centered around student-led discussion groups wanted to explore ways in which the values they wanted to promote could be reflected in the ways they assessed their students. This study considers how valuing a broader scope of language and literacy abilities and making…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary School Students, English
Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – 1986
The second phase of a 3-year project examining the effect of a process approach to writing instruction on students' expository reading and writing skills, a study determined the impact of three writing programs that emphasized different aspects of a process-oriented writing environment. Data were gathered from 159 fifth and sixth grade students…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Comprehension
