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ERIC Number: EJ325183
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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How Important are Illustrations in Children's Readers?
Elster, Charles; Simons, Herbert D.
Reading Teacher, v39 n2 p148-52 Nov 1985
A study of the first grade books in two basal series, compared with typical storybooks, shows that the amount and type of picture-dependence varies, even over the year. (FL)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Grade 1, Illustrations, Language Usage, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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