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Direct linkFlores-Koulish, Stephanie A.; Smith-D'Arezzo, Wendy Marie – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
In this article, the authors show how groups of 2nd- and 4th-grade students in an urban school district responded to a postmodern children's book, The "Three Pigs" by David Wiesner (2001). The students came to the project from basal-based direct instruction, and here they were offered a more constructivist opportunity to engage with a…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools
Cummins, Sunday – Educational Leadership, 2013
Frequently, when assigned to read, intermediate and middle grade students engage in a mindless encounter with the text. Or, try as they may to focus and gather information, they're mostly confused and not sure how to repair the breakdown in their meaning-making. With the new focus on close reading--and on engaging students with more rigorous…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Independent Study
