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ERIC Number: EJ465874
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Literature Groups: A Model of the Transactional Process.
Tiballi,Brooke; Drake, Laura
Childhood Education, v69 n4 p221-24 Sum 1993
Reviews research on literature discussion groups, which suggests that groups allow readers to bring personal experiences to and take meaning from books, and young readers come to deeper levels of understanding. Discusses the use of literature groups in a kindergarten classroom, focusing on the teacher's use of and responses to literature, and the child's role in the classroom. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Motivation Techniques, Program Descriptions, Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Student Centered Curriculum
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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