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Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – English Journal, 1981
Suggests ways of using parody, comedy, language play, and satire to vary classroom routines and to maintain a level of excitement in the English classroom. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, High Schools, Humor
Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – Journal of Reading, 1984
Examines several approaches to vocabulary development that are alternatives to direct vocabulary instruction. (AEA)
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Humor, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedLaffey, James L. – Reading Teacher, 1981
Discusses ERIC documents pertaining to oral reading instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Elementary Education, Humor, Listening Skills
Download full textKlein, Amelia J. – 1985
Highlighting pertinent research in the area of young children's development of humor, this paper reviews four areas from a cognitive-developmental perspective: (1) humor as a cognitive process, (2) humor and the developmental process, (3) research on young children's humor, and (4) humor and early childhood education. First, the structural…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation
