Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ640806
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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An Examination of the Informational Text Genre in Basal Readers.
Moss, Barbara; Newton, Evangeline
Reading Psychology, v23 n1 p1-13 Jan-Mar 2002
Examines the quantity of informational literature found in six basal readers at grades two, four, and six. Identifies each genre in each basal at each grade level. Finds that 16% to 20% of selections and 18% to 22% of pages were devoted to informational literature across grade levels. Demonstrates the need for publishers to devote more attention to information literature. (SG)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Grade 2, Grade 4, Grade 6, Literacy, Literature, Nonfiction, Reading Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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