In this study we analyzed the use of children’s literature in three widely used commercially published and literature-based reading programs for grades 1 to 6. On average, 37% of the literature selections had been previously published, with a range by publisher of 4% to 55%. These percentages are noticeably lower than those reported for American programs published about the same time. The publishers changed the selections from their original trade book publication in two key areas: text content and illustrations. The changes frequently altered the intent, content, and meaning of the selections, and in some cases rendered the stories incomprehensible. Keywords: children’s literature, commercial reading programs, trade books, illustrations L’...
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The numerous benefits of print exposure are unquestionable as they have been widely studied among ch...
This comprehensive examination of 132 picture books originally published by Canadian publishers in 2...
Near the end of the nineteenth century the scientific investigation into children\u27s interests fir...
This study addresses the differences between literature in children's trade books and the literature...
In this article, I have presented findings from survey data to describe elementary teachers’ and tea...
This article presents the findings of an online survey administered to Alberta elementary school tea...
Vita.In the past, evaluations of basal reading series have suggested using less tightly controlled s...
The chapter, "Children’s authors and their markets" was written by the listed authors including Gail...
This article covers the contribution reading and stories (children’s literature) have made to readin...
The purpose of this paper is to present a critical review of the literature documenting literacy rel...
It’s difficult to ignore all the recent teacher talk about the importance of helping our students be...
This article examines the ways in which exceptionality is addressed in Canadian children’s literatur...
The chapter, "Publishing for children and students: Publishing for children" was written by the list...
With the flood of titles printed each year in the field of children’s literature, it is difficult to...
This case study of one school district explored elementary teachers’ use of, and beliefs about, Cana...
The numerous benefits of print exposure are unquestionable as they have been widely studied among ch...
This comprehensive examination of 132 picture books originally published by Canadian publishers in 2...
Near the end of the nineteenth century the scientific investigation into children\u27s interests fir...