Extending Literacy: Developing Approaches to Non-Fiction

by David Wray, Lewis Maureen, Maureen Lewis

Book Overview

One of the most problematic areas in the teaching and development of literacy appears to concern children's interactions with non-fiction books. Many surveys and reports have commented on the tendency for children to do little more than copy out sections of non-fiction texts. The Exeter Extending Literacy (EXEL) project was set up with the aim of exploring ways in which non-fiction might be used more effectively and profitably than this.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415128307
• ISBN13: 9780415128308
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"