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Parry, Becky – Education 3-13, 2016
This paper challenges the reductive notion of children as "efferent" readers who learn to decode written language in order to "take away" knowledge. This anachronistic idea has become entrenched in current UK curriculum and education policy. However, it is well established that decoding letters and sounds is only one aspect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Strategies, Reading Achievement, Electronic Learning
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Anderson, Peggy L.; Corbett, LeAnn – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
The term "literature circle" refers to a classroom instructional strategy that connects all aspects of literacy for students with varied interests and levels of reading achievement. Although general education teachers commonly use literature circles, special education teachers have used this strategy much less frequently. Literature circles lend…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Reading Achievement, Special Education Teachers