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ERIC Number: EJ405008
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Text Rendering: Beginning Literary Response.
Robertson, Sandra L.
English Journal, v79 n1 p80-84 Jan 1990
Argues that "text rendering"--responding to oral readings by saying back remembered words or phrases--forces students to prolong their initial responses to texts and opens initial response to the influence of other readers. Argues that silence following oral readings allows words to sink into students' minds, creating individual images and feelings. (RS)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Strategies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Atwell (Nancie); Literature Instruction; Response to Literature; Text Rendering