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Direct linkParsons, Linda T. – Reading Psychology, 2013
Reader response, simulation, and assimilation theories offer insights to our emotional connections with characters. Findings from a study conducted with avid fourth-grade readers show that when the children feel they are next to the character, they acentrally imagine the narrative and experience sympathy. The children also participate and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Reader Text Relationship, Reader Response
