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Brown, Sally – Democracy & Education, 2015
Transaction circles weave together elements of guided reading and literature circles in an open conversational structure that supports students as agentive learners. Discourse within these circles utilizing digital informational texts assist in the development of democratic practices even in a time when federal mandates limit curricula and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Aesthetics
Lelli, Colleen M. – Online Submission, 2010
This mixed methods study examined preservice teachers' awareness of domestic violence through an undergraduate reading course which focused on children's literature. Pre and post surveys were administered to preservice teachers to determine whether their knowledge and skills in recognizing signs of domestic violence in behaviors of the elementary…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses
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Duke, Nell K.; Kays, Jane – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1998
Examined the knowledge level of 20 preliterate kindergartners about information books at kindergarten entry and after three months during which time information books were read aloud almost daily. Found that pretend readings of unfamiliar wordless information books in September contained key features of information book language; December readings…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Expository Writing