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Direct linkCowan, Kay; Sandefur, Sarah – Voices from the Middle, 2013
This article discusses an exemplary EL program grounded in research-based literacy strategies. World War II and the Holocaust served as the backdrop for a program that stressed vocabulary and concept development, and then connected that understanding to reading and writing. The "five streams" used to address literacy competencies included reading…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Self Efficacy, Literacy, Novels
Rosenblatt, Louise M. – Voices from the Middle, 2005
In this article, the author answers specific questions: Just how do I foster an aesthetic stance? What types of activities encourage an efferent stance? She carefully explains her position--that the aesthetic stance in reading is missing in schools--and outlines what teachers must do to balance efferent reading with aesthetic. She also discusses…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Poetry, Aesthetics, Reading Instruction
Rasinski, Timothy; Padak, Nancy D. – Voices from the Middle, 2005
The authors outline a research study that explores the plight of students who direct so much effort into decoding that comprehension suffers. They make the case that difficulties in reading for older readers (intermediate, middle, and high school) could be due to reading fluency difficulties, and they offer strategies for helping these students…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
