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ERIC Number: EJ611203
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The Best 25 Cents I Ever Spent.
Codell, Esme Raji
Educational Leadership, v57 n8 p14-17 May 2000
As a young teacher, the author discovered that children's literature sparks students' imagination and inspires meaningful teaching. The daily exercise of reading prepares children for all the unstandardized tests that life will administer. Reality is not a place, but a power to "realize" or bring into being. (MLH)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Reading Strategies, Self Actualization, Teacher Role, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Trade Books