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ERIC Number: EJ385124
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Grand Conversations: An Exploration of Meaning Construction in Literature Study Groups.
Eeds, Maryann; Wells, Deborah
Research in the Teaching of English, v23 n1 p4-29 Feb 1989
Investigates the discussions of fifth and sixth grade literature study groups led by teachers in training. Finds children of varying abilities participating in rich discussions of literature, articulating and changing their constructions of meaning, sharing personal stories triggered by the reading, hypothesizing and predicting, and evaluating the text as literature. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, English Instruction, Grade 5, Grade 6, Group Discussion, Literature Appreciation, Qualitative Research, Reading Research, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Aesthetic Reading; Literature Instruction; Response to Literature