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Peer reviewedSenyshyn, Yaroslav – Educational Leadership, 2005
Eleventh grade English class "special students" with a fourth or fifth grade level of reading ability are won over by an enterprising teacher reading stories by Boccaccio, Chaucer and Shakespeare and introducing them to opera. The so called difficult kids often have more aptitude and talent than given credit for by shortsighted teachers and…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Opera, Reading Ability, Special Education
