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Peer reviewedWing, Alexis – Gender and Education, 1997
Explores the interaction between readers and books through classroom observations of 10 and 11 year olds reading and discussing the book "Bill's New Frock" (Anne Fine). Reactions from the 32 participating students appear to confirm the notion that girls and boys are treated differently. Included is a survey of the literature on feminist theories…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Classroom Observation Techniques, Gender Issues
Direct linkDzaldov, Brenda Stein; Peterson, Shelley – Reading Teacher, 2005
Book leveling, a way to organize texts to match them with readers, has been widely implemented in primary classrooms. This article questions whether the often excessive attention to leveling leads to the neglect of other factors that influence the reader-text match. The authors present findings from a small study that aimed to determine the…
Descriptors: Books, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Gender Issues
