Describes a teaching experiment for the study of literature in which students focus on "special authors" and use is made of such teaching strategies as group work, full class discussion, wide reading, and individual research. (HOD)

Offers the English teacher guidelines for choosing books and course materials and provides reviews of books in the English language arts. (HOD)

Offers teaching ideas that can be used with the recently compiled "Annotated Bibliography of Australian Ethnic Minority Literature." (HOD)

Relates the implementation of a literature program for students in grade six based on reader response theory. (HOD)

Explains how a five- to seven-minute daily reading of popular children's books fostered aural comprehension and literary appreciation in students. (HOD)

Contains suggestions for materials, activities, and resources for use in teaching literature--especially plays and novels--to elementary school students. (RB)

Considers various approaches to teaching multicultural literature in the classroom and lists several books with multicultural perspectives. (HOD)

Applies Ferdinand de Saussure's linguistic theories on the construction of a text to the literary analysis of texts. Recounts the use of this derivation in a literature class, showing that sensitivity to student experiences facilitates their understanding and appreciation of literary works. (RL)