Why reading literature in school still matters : imagination, interpretation, insight /

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Author / Creator:Sumara, Dennis J., 1958-
Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2002.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 176 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12010510
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ISBN:058541520X
9780585415208
141060344X
9781410603449
0805842284
0805842292
9780805842289
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Why Reading Literature in School Still Matters: Imagination, Interpretation, Insight explains how a reader's involvement with literary texts can create conditions for developing deep insight into human experience, and how teachers can develop these interpretive possibilities in school contexts. Developed from the author's many years of research, this book offers both a theoretical framework that draws from an interdisciplinary array of sources and many compelling and insightful examples of literary engagement of child, adolescent, and adult readers, as well as practical advice for teach.
Other form:Print version: Sumara, Dennis J., 1958- Why reading literature in school still matters. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2002 0805842284