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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ982265
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
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Creating a Classroom Where Readers Flourish
Miller, Donalyn
Reading Teacher, v66 n2 p88-92 Oct 2012
Numerous research studies prove that wide reading improves children's comprehension, background knowledge, vocabulary, fluency, and writing. The author, a sixth-grade language arts teacher, describes the classroom conditions and instructional practices that encourage wide reading and increase her students' reading motivation such as choice in reading material, dedicating time for reading, and promoting children's literature.
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Reading Materials, Teaching Methods, Language Arts, Reading Motivation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Grade 6, Classroom Techniques, Reading Material Selection
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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