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Richard Beach; Michelle M. Falter; Jennifer Jackson Whitley – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this conceptual paper is to make the case for the value of fostering collaborative sensemaking in responding to literature. Drawing on examples of classroom interactions in 6th-, 8th-, 11th- and 12th-grade classrooms, it proposes methods for teachers to foster collaborative sensemaking. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing…
Descriptors: Current Events, Literature, Grade 6, Grade 8
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Mantei, Jessica; Kervin, Lisa – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2014
Picture books are an important and accessible form of visual art for children because they offer, among other things, opportunities for making connections to personal experiences and to the values and beliefs of families and communities. This paper reports on the use of a picture book to promote Year 4 students' making of text-to-self connections,…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries, Reader Text Relationship