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Children's Perceptions of Fun and Work in Literacy Learning. Perspectives in Reading Research No. 7.
Download full textWest, Jane – 1994
A study explored 18 Georgia third graders' perceptions of literacy teaching and learning during the second year of their teacher's transition from a traditional, textbook-based approach to a whole language, literature-based approach. Data gathering included 8 months of observation and of in-depth interviews with students. Analysis revealed that…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Grisham, Dana L. – 1993
A study examined how teachers' attitudes and beliefs affect their enactment of literature-based curriculum materials, whether student attitudes differ in accordance with the teacher's orientation, and whether student achievement in reading and writing differ in whole language and traditional classrooms. Two "whole language" and two "traditional"…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4
