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Tell me: Children, Reading, and Talk

Paperback • 1996 • English

Tell me: Children, Reading, and Talk

By Aidan Chambers

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About the book

“There is a correlation between the richness of the reading environment in which readers live and the richness of their talk about what they've read.” “In any group of children we find that if they begin by sharing their most obvious observations they soon accumulate a body of understanding that reveals the heart of a text and its meaning(s) for them all.” Talking about a book helps a child find the heart of a story, make sense of a string of facts, and understand complicated ideas. Aidan Ch...Show more

Society and Social Sciences
Education

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ISBN

9781571100306

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

Tell me: Children, Reading, and Talk

Format

Paperback

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