Text Differences: Children's Perceptions at the Transition Stage in Reading.

Alvermann, Donna E.; Boothby, Paula R.

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Text Differences: Children's Perceptions at the Transition Stage in Reading.

Alvermann, Donna E.; Boothby, Paula R.

Reading Teacher, v36 n3 p298-302 Dec 1982

Reveals that fourth-grade children were able to tell the differences between expository and narrative text but still needed guidance in how to read the two types of materials best. (FL)

Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Narration, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Research

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