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EJ416379 CS740692
Title: Small Group Story Readings: The Effects on Children's
Comprehension and Responses to Literature.
Author(s) Morrow, Lesley Mandel
Source: Reading Research and Instruction, v29 n4 p1-17 Sum 1990
Publication Date: 1990
ISSN: 0886-0246
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1991
Investigates whether frequent small group readings in school
increases comprehension scores and the number and complexity of
comments and questions from children of low socioeconomic status.
Finds that story reading in small groups increases comprehension and
the number and complexity of questions and comments. (RS)
Descriptors: *Audience Response; *Instructional Effectiveness;
Kindergarten Children; *Listening Comprehension; Literature
Appreciation; Primary Education; Reading Aloud to Others; Reading
Research; Small Group Instruction; *Story Reading; Urban Education
