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Looking Inside Classrooms: Reflecting on the "How" as Well as the "What" in Effective Reading Instruction
by Barbara M. Taylor, Debra S. Peterson, P. David Pearson and Michael C. Rodriguez
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| Grades | K – 5 |
| Type | Journal |
| Published | November 2002 |
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| Description |
Classroom practices were studied to identify those that were most useful for improving students' reading ability. The authors describe teacher practices they observed in classrooms, examine the relationships between teacher practice and student growth, and provide vignettes that show effective practice in action.
Taylor, B.M., Peterson, D.S., Pearson, P., & Rodriguez, M.C. (2002, November). Looking Inside Classrooms: Reflecting on the "How" as Well as the "What" in Effective Reading Instruction. The Reading Teacher, 56(3), 270–279. doi: 10.1598/RT.56.3.5
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