The search for autonomy: a challenge for the student reader

In this paper we discuss aspects that are linked to the treatment given to the text in classrooms, namely the selection of texts, the relationship between reading and text writing and the particular qualities of the literary text. We will also deal with a central issue related to these aspects: the development of the student’s autonomy as a reader and text writer.http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2003n44p129In this paper we discuss aspects that are linked to the treatment given to the text in classrooms, namely the selection of texts, the relationship between reading and text writing and the particular qualities of the literary text. We will also deal with a central issue related to these aspects: the development of the student’s autonomy as a reader and text writer