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    Response to nonfiction: Children transact with biography

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    Author
    Armstrong, Mary Starrs
    Issue Date
    2005
    Keywords
    Education, Elementary.
    Advisor
    Short, Kathy G.
    
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    The University of Arizona.
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    Abstract
    This dissertation study examines fourth and fifth grade children's response to nonfiction and biography that was read to them or they read alone or in pairs. The following questions guided the qualitative classroom-based case study: What characteristics of the instructional environment influence response to nonfiction? And How do children respond to nonfiction? Data sources include audiotapes of interviews, interactive read alouds and discussions, student artifacts, journals and field notes. The findings from this research demonstrate that an instructional environment in which a variety of fiction and nonfiction resources were available and accessible, where sharing of thoughts and ideas is invited, and in which reading aloud and demonstrating response possibilities occurs, positively affects individual inquiry, continuing exploration and sustained response to nonfiction. Creating an instructional environment where response to nonfiction is invited and supported holds promise for a multitude of responses and for individual, passionate inquiry. Learners thrive in an environment where nonfiction is regarded as more than a repository for facts to be extracted and reported on. When the potential of response to nonfiction is recognized, embraced and supported, students respond in powerful and personal ways. In this study, children responded to nonfiction and biography by documenting facts and retelling information, expressing emotions, feelings, opinions and values, asking questions, telling stories and recalling memories, making generalizations and intertextualizing with other texts. Additional findings from the research demonstrate that individual students respond to nonfiction in varied and often unique and idiosyncratic ways. Different response patterns for each child coalesced into a response style based on the students' preferences and experiences as readers and thinkers. By acknowledging response style of students and challenging them to go beyond a single mode or manner of response, teachers can assist children in developing a repertoire of response to nonfiction. A response repertoire can provide learners with a guide and opportunities to express themselves as they grow and develop into engaged, thoughtful readers. Finally, this study demonstrated the significance of response to nonfiction as a pathway to engage, enhance and enrich the lives of fourth and fifth graders.
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    Degree Name
    Ph.D.
    Degree Level
    doctoral
    Degree Program
    Graduate College
    Language, Reading & Culture
    Degree Grantor
    University of Arizona
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