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Thomas, Pat – Voices from the Middle, 2000
Considers how to develop students' passion for language and how to get them to stop and look at word choice. Defines a "gem" as a word, phrase, or sentence that is particularly remarkable or moving. Describes working with students to notice the gems, design gem journals, write their own gems, and to create future gems. (SC)
Descriptors: Individual Development, Instructional Improvement, Middle Schools, Reader Text Relationship

Thomas, Cheryl – Voices from the Middle, 2000
Discusses how connecting students to reading requires more than just an energetic approach. Presents a framework for reading experiences: engagement, exploration, collaboration, and individual celebration. Describes a program that gives students varied opportunities to become engaged in literature, choice in what they read, time to actually read,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Individual Development, Instructional Improvement, Middle Schools

Rief, Linda – Voices from the Middle, 2000
Looks at two case examples of reader experiences, one of an 8th grader and another of a 2-year-old. Considers how to best promote reading by reading aloud in class. Presents a list of 37 highly recommended books for 8th-grade classes and a list of 11 books recommended for read-alouds. (SC)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Middle Schools, Reader Response

Hobgood, Jayne M. – Voices from the Middle, 1998
Describes how the author has her students create "found poems" and use them in conjunction with the students' own Readers/Writers Logs to help students make more of a text, own it, and discover the power of effective language. Includes instructions, student samples of found poems, and samples of the entire process. (SR)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Poetry