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ERIC Number: EJ345998
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Developing Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills with Children's Books
Brown, Lisbeth J.
Childhood Education, v63 n2 p102-07 Dec 1986
Maintains that children's thinking skills can be developed and improved through discussions of children's literature. Provides suggestions of how teachers can help students to develop their thinking through questioning techniques and children's literature. Also presents various teaching strategies involving learning activities that allow students to experience problem-solving through books and stories. (BB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Problem Solving, Questioning Techniques, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Higher Order Learning; Thinking Skills