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ERIC Number: EJ556699
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
The Beach Book Club: Literacy in the "Lazy Days of Summer."
Chandler, Kelly
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v41 n2 p104-15 Oct 1997
Describes how a high school teacher organized a summer voluntary reading club with her students. Discusses the club's theoretical underpinnings and considers factors behind its success. Describes how she selected texts for the club. Describes members and meetings in detail, and notes how the clubs changed her teaching. Discusses the club's implications for school-based language arts instruction. (SR)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, Literature Appreciation, Reading Material Selection, Summer Programs, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Book Clubs