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EJ540719 CS753162

Title: Literature Discussions based on Student-Posed Questions (National Reading Research Center).
Author(s): Commeyras, Michelle; Sumner, Georgiana
Source: Reading Teacher, v50 n3 p262-65 Nov 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0034-0561
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1997

Finds that second-grade students of all reading abilities eagerly participated in posing and discussing questions in response to literature, asking more "why" questions than any other type. Offers recommendations for teachers interested in creating opportunities for students to discuss their own literature questions. (SR)

Descriptors: Classroom Research; *Discussion (Teaching Technique); Grade 2; *Learner Controlled Instruction; *Literature Appreciation; Primary Education; Reading Research
Identifiers: *Response to Literature

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