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Selected Works of Karen L Parker
Presentation
Comprehension with Character: Lessons from Newbery Books
Virginia State Reading Association (2007)
  • Karen Parker
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Abstract

Newbery books provide sufficient depth to allow comprehension beyond the literal level and include moral dilemmas and strong characters to teach character education naturally.

Keywords
  • character education,
  • reading comprehension,
  • classroom environment,
  • reading instruction
Disciplines
Publication Date
March, 2007
Comments
Presentation at the 40th Annual Conference of the Virginia State Reading Association, Roanoke, VA.

Supplemental file(s):
VRSA 2007-handout Compre-Character.doc (51 kB)
VSRA 2007 Handout
Citation Information
Karen Parker. "Comprehension with Character: Lessons from Newbery Books" Virginia State Reading Association (2007)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/karen_parker/3/
Related Files
VSRA 2007-handout Compre-Character.doc (51 KB) VSRA 2007 Handout