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ERIC Number: EJ556787
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
Transactional Literature Discussions: Engaging Students in the Appreciation and Understanding of Literature.
Dugan, JoAnn
Reading Teacher, v51 n2 p86-96 Oct 1997
Presents an instructional approach (a flexible framework) for helping students and teachers read, talk about, and appreciate full-length trade books. Describes how transactional literature discussions provide opportunities for integrated reading, writing, and talk sessions that encourage students to respond openly to literature and become actively involved in the meaning-making process. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Reading Writing Relationship, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Response to Literature; Trade Books