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Using a Youth Lens to Facilitate Literary Interpretation for 'Struggling' Readers

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Title: Using a Youth Lens to Facilitate Literary Interpretation for 'Struggling' Readers
Language: English
Authors: Alison Heron-Hruby, Brandie Trent, Samantha Haas, Zachary Cole Allen
Source: English Journal. 2015 104(3):54-60.
Availability: National Council of Teachers of English. 1111 West Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Tel: 877-369-6283; Tel: 217-328-3870; Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Grade 10
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
Geographic Terms: Kentucky
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Measures of Academic Progress
DOI: 10.58680/ej201526509
ISSN: 0013-8274
2161-8895
Abstract: 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.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1465522
Database: ERIC
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Abstract: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.
ISSN:0013-8274
2161-8895
DOI:10.58680/ej201526509