Literary practices as social acts : power, status and cultural norms in the classroom /

• Main Author: Lewis, Cynthia (Cynthia J.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, �2001.
• Subjects: Literature > Study and teaching (Elementary) > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.; Reading (Elementary) > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.; EDUCATION > Elementary.; Reading (Elementary) > Social aspects.; United States.; Electronic books.; Case studies.

Examines how the social and cultural contexts of classroom and community shape four classroom practices involving literature - read aloud, peer-led literature discussions, teacher-led literature discussions, & independent reading.