Shows the use of both fiction and nonfiction to help pupils understand and value literature. One group of eight- and nine-year-olds reads books about Japan and holds group discussions, and is involved in related science and social studies activities. In another group, ten- and eleven-year-olds discuss the critical events of several books related to the central theme of understanding others, illustrating in the process both the management aspects of this strategy and the teacher-led discussion techniques.
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