Students Explore Text, Themselves, and Life through Reader Response.

Moutray, Carol L.; Pollard, Jean Ann; McGinley, Jill

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Publication Date: 2001

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Students Explore Text, Themselves, and Life through Reader Response.

Moutray, Carol L.; Pollard, Jean Ann; McGinley, Jill

Middle School Journal, v32 n5 p30-34 May 2001

Examines the benefits of reader response by means of student letters to authors. Notes that students involved in response writing become more interested in reading, are more reflective individuals, and more responsible for monitoring and resolving their own questions. (SD)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Influences, Cultural Relevance, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Interests, Reading Motivation, Writing Strategies

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Language: English

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