Story Structure in Basal Readers.

Negin, Gary A.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Story Structure in Basal Readers.

Negin, Gary A.

Reading Horizons, v28 n2 p140-45 Win 1988

Presents an evaluation of the Houghton Mifflin and Scott Foresman Reading Programs which reveals that stories in both of these series satisfy the requirements of a conventional story grammar. Suggests that such stories help children comprehend and remember the stories they process and serve as excellent models of narrative. (ARH)

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Narration, Readability, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Story Grammar, Story Reading, Textbook Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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