Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ365816
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Children's Responses to Literature: Views of Children and Teachers.
Pascoe, Elaine; Gilchrist, Margaret
English in Australia, n81 p55-62 Sep 1987
Presents a study comparing the elements children report enjoying in a book and the elements teachers believe children enjoy. Concludes that a great discrepancy exists between the two groups, as children reported they liked books offering excitement, suspense, and action, while teachers believed children pay more attention to characters. (JC)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation, Readability, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Attitudes, Reading Interests, Reading Research, Recreational Reading, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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