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Hughes, Elizabeth M.; Evering, Lea; Malloy, Jacquelynn A.; Gambrell, Linda B. – Reading Horizons, 2014
Authentic learning experiences are those in which students engage with texts as well as the behaviors of reading and writing within contexts of real-world use beyond traditional academic use. This study provides quantitative analysis of how students (n = 200) engaged with an adult pen pal in a shared literacy experience. Findings indicate that…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Writing Relationship, Reading, Reading Instruction
Chapman, Marilyn; Filipenko, Margot; McTavish, Marianne; Shapiro, Jon – Canadian Journal of Education, 2007
In this article, we report on grade-one children's preferences for narrative and/or information books, and their perceptions of what boys and girls like to read. Data include responses on two book preference tasks by 40 children in four schools. Children chose books and explained the reasons for their choices. One task was a closed, force-choice…
Descriptors: Females, Reading Material Selection, Literature Appreciation, Grade 1
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Yopp, Ruth Helen; Yopp, Hallie Kay – Journal of Literacy Research, 2006
The role of informational text in primary-grade classrooms has been the subject of much discussion in recent years, and there is converging evidence that young school children have few opportunities to engage with this genre. The studies described here expand the research base to include preschool (Study 1) and home (Study 2) exposures to…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2