1. Reading From Different Interpretive Stances: In Search of a Critical Perspective.
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Leland, Christine, Ociepka, Anne, and Kuonen, Kate
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CRITICAL thinking studies , *ENGAGED reading , *STEREOTYPES , *PERSPECTIVE (Linguistics) , *SECONDARY education , *CURRICULUM , *LITERACY education , *INQUIRY-based learning , *EDUCATION - Abstract
The article discusses the instruction of critical thinking in literacy education, focusing on the ways in which readers engage with, and respond to, texts' assumptions and stereotypes. The authors discuss a study which experimented with different interpretive reading stances and the ways in which they impacted the critical reading abilities of U.S. eighth grade students. Topics include an inquiry educational program that fostered collaborative problem solving and critical perspectives, and the use of the books "The House That Crack Built," by C. Taylor, and "Nettie's Trip South," by A. Turner, in the curriculum.
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- 2012
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