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Peer reviewedGoodman, Kenneth; And Others – New Advocate, 1994
Suggests picture books are made more difficult for kids to predict, to make sense of, and to learn from by fitting them into the didactic framework of basals. Discusses the picture book genre. Compares the original version of "Ira Sleeps Over" to the basal version. Examines in detail how picture books are made to fit into a basal…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
