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Direct linkEdge, Christi U. – Advances in Research on Teaching, 2022
Connecting the constructs of meaning and experience in the fields of English education, teacher education, literacy and narrative inquiry, "Making Meaning with Readers and Texts" materializes new insights for advancing teacher education research, broadening understandings of teachers' use of literacy practices for making meaning from…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teacher Education Programs, Literacy Education, Inquiry
Beck, Isabel L.; And Others – 1997
Noting that elementary-school students often fail to understand many of the ideas presented in school textbooks, this book presents the Questioning the Author (QtA) strategy, which is designed to establish student interactions with text and build greater understanding by teaching students to question the ideas presented in the text while they are…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Questioning Techniques
Gambrell, Linda B., Ed.; Almasi, Janice F., Ed. – 1996
Offering practical, classroom-based strategies teachers can use to promote literacy development, this book presents many examples of children engaging in discussion activities about narrative and informational text that emphasize collaborating, constructing meaning, and using these different types of texts to arrive at new understandings. Chapters…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education
Strube, Penny – 1996
Intended as a guide for teachers of grades 3-6, this book presents ideas for the use of literature groups in the classroom. In chapter 1, the author talks about her own reading background and her discovery of teaching methods for literature, and presents ideas for forming literature groups. Chapter 2 offers advice on selecting and collecting good…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Shanahan, Timothy, Ed. – 1990
Intended for elementary teachers, reading specialists, curriculum directors, and teacher trainers, this book provides readers with conceptual and theoretical insights and compelling accounts of classroom practice. The book argues that teaching and learning work best when they occur within a community of learners. The book provides interpretations…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
Download full textPhelan, Patricia, Ed. – 1990
This book presents findings of a cross-section of teachers, elementary through college, who have developed ways to enable students to make connections between their lives and the literature they read. The 28 articles are grouped into: (1) a section on the collaborating and creating connection with literature; and (2) a section on the reading and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Rivers, Wilga M., Ed. – 1987
In this collection of essays, a group of innovative teachers and writers describe the approaches and techniques they have incorporated into their own language teaching. The articles are designed to help classroom teachers make language classes more participatory and communication oriented. The book is divided into three sections: (1) What Is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Drama, Educational Technology
