Using Books for Thinking Skills.

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ERIC Number: EJ489768

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Using Books for Thinking Skills.

School Library Media Activities Monthly, v11 n1 p38-39 Sep 1994

Discusses the use of 39 new fiction and nonfiction travel-related titles to enable children to practice thinking skills in a nonthreatening environment. Examples for teaching inference, observation, prediction, comparison, and contrast are provided. Examples can be used as entry points for booktalks or introductions to other kinds of programs. (KRN)

Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Contrast, Elementary Education, Fiction, Inferences, Learning Resources Centers, Library Skills, Nonfiction, Observation, Prediction, School Libraries, Thinking Skills, Travel

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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