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Willings, David – Gifted Education International, 1998
Describes a study at the Willings Learning Clinic that analyzed the responses of 39 male students, 66 female students, 44 adult males, and 51 adult females to literature. Five styles of responding to literature are discussed: the analyzer, the picture maker, the reflector, the elaborator, and the internalizer. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Foreign Countries, Gifted
Peer reviewedLehr, Susan; Thompson, Deborah L. – Reading Teacher, 2000
Analyzes the conversations and writings of 2 ethnically diverse populations of fifth-grade children (ages 10 and 11) in response to the powerful and difficult themes contained in two award-winning children's books. Discusses the child's voice; the teacher's role as cultural mediator; responses at the literal level; reading between the lines;…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
