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ERIC Number: EJ498786
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
"Amos and Boris": A Window on Teachers' Thinking about the Use of Literature in Their Classrooms.
Allen, Virginia Garibaldi; And Others
Reading Teacher, v48 n5 p384-90 Feb 1995
Investigates how teachers would use "Amos and Boris," a picture book of recognized literary merit, with children. Asks 19 teachers what they would want children to take away from the book, what questions they would use to stimulate discussion, and how they would help children revisit the book. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Research, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Picture Books, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Literature Instruction