Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1105429
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
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"Really," "Not Possible," "I Can't Believe It": Exploring Informational Text in Literature Circles
Barone, Diane; Barone, Rebecca
Reading Teacher, v70 n1 p69-81 Jul-Aug 2016
Fifth graders' interpretations of nonfiction or informational text were explored. Each literature circle group read and responded to informational text. Discoveries included that students' conversations and written responses were closely connected to text and that students created multimodal responses.
Descriptors: Grade 5, Nonfiction, Literature Appreciation, Discussion Groups, Reading Comprehension, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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