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ERIC Number: EJ655336
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Growing into Literature: Adolescents' Literary Interpretation and Appreciation.
Knickerbocker, Joan L.; Rycik, James
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v46 n3 p196-208 Nov 2002
Explores a particular aspect of adolescents' literacy development: their growth in the interpretation and appreciation of literature. Examines how decisions about the goals of literature instruction and the kinds of literature selected can create difficulties for maturing readers. Suggests some instructional approaches that support the development of both the ability and the desire to read advanced literary texts throughout adolescence. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescent Literature, Interpretive Skills, Literature Appreciation, Reading Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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