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Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Jill – Reading Teacher, 1989
Describes author-reader-text interactions which play roles in both revision in writing and critical reading. Examines the processes of revision in writing and critical reading as thought processes mirroring one another. Presents two examples of group classroom activities which nurture revision in both writing and critical reading. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Reading, Elementary Education, Reader Text Relationship
Peer reviewedZaharias, Jane Ann – English Journal, 1989
Examines tasks provided for students in most literature textbooks used in the United States, noting that these tasks typically control students' responses to literature. Relates these tasks to current theory and research on the reading process. Describes activities from literature texts used in Canada that facilitate literary response. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Reader Response
Peer reviewedCairney, Trevor; Langbien, Susan – Reading Teacher, 1989
Demonstrates the complex social nature of literacy by examining research on the influence of social interactions on reading and writing development. Illustrates these findings with examples from the environment and activities of a kindergarten classroom. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten
