The Effects of Stance and Age Level on Children's Literary Responses.

Many, Joyce E.

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ERIC Number: EJ437306

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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The Effects of Stance and Age Level on Children's Literary Responses.

Many, Joyce E.

Journal of Reading Behavior, v23 n1 p61-85 1991

Explores the effects of the use of aesthetic and efferent stances in response to literature with 43 fourth graders, 47 sixth graders, and 40 eighth graders. Finds use of an aesthetic stance is associated with higher levels of personal understanding and the level of understanding increases with grade level. (MG)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 8, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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