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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1465522
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
EISSN: EISSN-2161-8895
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Using a Youth Lens to Facilitate Literary Interpretation for "Struggling" Readers
Alison Heron-Hruby; Brandie Trent; Samantha Haas; Zachary Cole Allen
English Journal, v104 n3 p54-60 2015
This article details the authors' success in using youth as a construct to facilitate literary analysis skills among high school students who claimed not to like reading--and who demonstrated difficulty with reading comprehension. The authors provide descriptions of the analysis activities in which the students participated.
Descriptors: High School Students, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Literary Criticism, Teaching Methods, Rural Schools, English Instruction, English Teachers, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teachers, Grade 10, Achievement Tests, Youth, Adolescents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Grade 10
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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