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Peer reviewedGauthier, Lane Roy – Journal of Reading, 1989
Explains how to "carve" a text, rearranging or omitting words without altering the basic message. Notes that this exercise helps students become aware of how language can be manipulated for meaning. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Reading Instruction
