What If 'Just Right' Is Just Wrong? The Unintended Consequences of Leveling Readers.
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| Title: | What If 'Just Right' Is Just Wrong? The Unintended Consequences of Leveling Readers. |
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| Authors: | Hoffman, James V. |
| Source: | Reading Teacher. Nov2017, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p265-273. 9p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram. |
| Subjects: | Reading (Elementary), Reading promotion, Reading motivation, Exposition (Rhetoric), Guided reading |
| Abstract: | The author questions the 'just right' leveling of student texts as having put limitations on students and teachers in promoting literacy. The historical background for the leveling of text and readers is described. The author identifies a number of unintended consequences associated with the use of leveling and guided reading. Alternatives to leveling and guided reading are presented, with a particular focus on work in informational texts in inquiry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The author questions the 'just right' leveling of student texts as having put limitations on students and teachers in promoting literacy. The historical background for the leveling of text and readers is described. The author identifies a number of unintended consequences associated with the use of leveling and guided reading. Alternatives to leveling and guided reading are presented, with a particular focus on work in informational texts in inquiry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00340561 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/trtr.1611 |
