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Direct linkDipardo, Anne; Schnack, Pat – Reading Research Quarterly, 2004
This study explores informants' experiences in a reading/writing program that paired eighth-grade language arts students with elderly volunteers. Twenty-three pairs were followed over an academic year as they read books in common, corresponded in response journals, and met in person at program social events. Through analysis of interviews, their…
Descriptors: Literacy, Language Arts, Grade 8, Emotional Response
