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Raphael, Taffy E.; Kehus, Marcella; Damphousse, Karen – 2001
Book Club started over 12 years ago with the goal of creating an alternative context for reading instruction--one that would get students excited about reading and discussing books. Since then, Book Club's combination of excellent literature, relevant writing activities, and student-led discussion groups has proven effective in classrooms. This…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Effectiveness, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedRaphael, Taffy E.; And Others – Language Arts, 1992
Illustrates how social interaction with high quality literature can foster the literacy process of responding to literature with the student's own voice. Demonstrates ways that particular instructional processes can foster critical literacy processes as students share their interpretations of quality literature. (MG)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Journal Writing
Download full textAnthony, Helene M.; Raphael, Taffy E. – 1987
To explore how instruction in questioning can enhance teachers' use of questions that promote comprehension and how teachers' instruction of students in such strategies can enhance their ability to comprehend content area texts independently, this paper looks at prereading, during-reading, and postreading questioning activities. The first major…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Questioning Techniques, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship
Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – 1991
This paper describes the experience of a fourth- and fifth-grade, first-year teacher's participation in the Book Club Project of the Center for the Learning and Teaching of Elementary Subjects. The Book Club included the use of high-quality children's literature, opportunities for response to literature in multiple ways, and instruction that…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Research, Cooperative Learning, Discussion Groups
Goatley, Virginia J.; Raphael, Taffy E. – 1992
The Book Club project has a focus on research examining literature-based instruction with an emphasis on student-led response groups and this report describes the use of Book Club instruction within a special education resource room, in which elementary-level children incorporated the use of high quality literature, written and oral responses to…
Descriptors: Books, Clubs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Raphael, Taffy E.; Englert, Carol Sue – 1988
Although writing and reading instruction can be integrated regardless of the reading program materials used, teachers need a greater understanding of the similarities and differences in reading and writing processes, as well as knowledge of ways in which instruction can be merged, before integration can take place. Both reading and writing are…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities
