Power and Classroom Discourse: A Comparative Study of Rug-Time in Whole Language and Traditional Classrooms.

Bergeron, Bette S.

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ERIC Number: EJ484292

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Publication Date: 1993

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Power and Classroom Discourse: A Comparative Study of Rug-Time in Whole Language and Traditional Classrooms.

Bergeron, Bette S.

Journal of Classroom Interaction, v28 n2 p1-6 1993

Study explored differences in conversational power by comparing discourse in whole language and traditional basal second-grade classrooms. Researchers compared the contextual setting and discourse of rug-time during reading instruction in the classrooms. Results suggested two contrasts between teachers' rug-time discourse: imposed versus generated and individual versus reciprocal. (SM)

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Communication, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes, Grade 2, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Self Contained Classrooms, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Verbal Communication, Whole Language Approach

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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