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Correia, Marlene Ponte – Young Children, 2011
Informational texts include books as well as text in other formats such as magazines, newspapers, and online articles. The primary purpose of informational text is to provide information about the natural and social world. Literacy research cites many reasons why nonfiction/informational texts should be included in primary classrooms. The…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Instruction, Nonfiction, Reading Material Selection
Daly, Laura; Sharko, Susan – Online Submission, 2010
This action research project involved the implementation of a program designed to improve student motivation to write through the use of children's literature. The targeted populations were students in one kindergarten class and one third grade ELL [English Language Learners] class in two elementary schools. Both schools were located in a…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Student Motivation, Writing (Composition), Intervention