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Responding to Literature: Learning to Read Like a Literary Critic (Research into Practice).
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Beach, Sara Ann, Ed. – Reading Psychology, 1997
Looks at reading as a transaction between the reader, the text, and the reading situation that leads to the construction of meaning that is particular to that reading. Describes L. Rosenblatt's ideas about reading stances, efferent and aesthetic. Discusses instructional implications of aiding children in their creation of individual meanings in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship
Facilitating Young Writers' Development (Research into Practice).
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Beach, Sara Ann, Ed. – Reading Psychology, 1996
Considers what constitutes learning to write and how children develop the ability. Explores (1) learning from peers; (2) learning from the teacher; and (3) learning about the functions of text. (PA)
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Childrens Writing, Emergent Literacy, Learning Processes
Improving Reading Comprehension through Strategy Instruction (Research into Practice).
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Kincade, Kay M.; Beach, Sara Ann, Ed. – Reading Psychology, 1996
Discusses separating good readers from poor readers. Defines strategies for accomplishing academic tasks. Finds that poor readers lack appropriate strategies to correct their comprehension problems. Reports results of interviews with 60 fifth-grade expert readers. Concludes that through direct, systematic teaching and guided practice of reading…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Reading Comprehension