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Download full textMississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 2000
This supplement is designed as a resource for helping students in grades four through eight read and respond to literature and other forms of print. It notes that fourth through eighth graders are expected to: read independently with fluency and for meaning using a variety of strategies; and read, analyze, and respond in written and oral language…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Independent Reading, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Carr, Maureen Sherry – 2002
Current middle-school standards require students to operate at levels of literacy never before expected of 10- to 14-year-olds. This monograph, written for teachers, addresses literacy development in middle-school students, stressing the crucial role of teachers. It suggests that teachers must change the core of educational practice and examine…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Basic Skills, Childrens Writing, Early Adolescents
Mackey, Margaret – 1999
This paper reports on part of a qualitative study that enlisted a small number of students in fifth and eighth grades (n=19), all with a background of domestic computer ownership and use, for intensive work with texts in different media (i.e., books, videos, and CD-ROMs). The following questions were examined: (1) What are the consequences of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis
