Written in the same spirit as the earlier edition but thoroughly revised and updated, this book is designed to make teachers aware of reader-response theory and its implications for literature instruction and curriculum. The book demonstrates how a response-centered curriculum brings students to a greater understanding of all forms of literature…

Children's television viewing experiences are discussed as interaction between children and television rather than as something done to children. Selection and application of television literacy curricula in schools--available curricula, media experiences and cognitive sophistication of students, goals of curriculum, teacher and parent role in…