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Introducing and Sustaining Close Reading and Writing Through Poetry
Author(s) -
Timmermans Karren M.,
Johnson Angie
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1613
Subject(s) - poetry , reading (process) , psychology , function (biology) , primary education , literature , linguistics , mathematics education , pedagogy , art , philosophy , evolutionary biology , biology
Close reading of poetry scaffolds readers and writers as they come to understand the form and function of poetry and transfer those skills to writing. In this teaching tip, the authors explain a way in which primary teachers can introduce close reading and move young students toward composing and presenting poetry.