Analyzing the Portrayal of Characters with Reading Difficulties in Realistic Fiction

Autor/inn/en	Jozwik, Sara L.; Rice, Nancy E.
Titel	Analyzing the Portrayal of Characters with Reading Difficulties in Realistic Fiction
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 64 (2020) 2, S.167-179 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jozwik, Sara L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-3004
DOI	10.1002/jaal.1081
Schlagwörter	Fiction; Adolescent Literature; Early Adolescents; Middle School Students; Middle School Teachers; Literary Devices; Reading Difficulties; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Labeling (of Persons); Language Arts; Special Education; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Critical Reading + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fiktion; Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Literaturarbeit; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Labeling-Ansatz; Sprachkultur; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Kritisches Lesen
Abstract	Young adult literature that features respectful representations of fictional characters with reading difficulties can play a role in building classroom communities and helping readers understand more about themselves and their worlds. Furthermore, language arts teachers and special education teachers can use texts that feature positive portrayals of characters with reading difficulties to build students' competencies for critically reading and participating in discussions on topics such as challenging the usefulness of disability labels. In this article, the authors highlight the positive and dynamic portrayals of main characters with reading difficulties featured in 14 realistic fiction books for readers in grades 6-8. The processes for locating and analyzing texts are shared so they can be replicated by middle school teachers and students who seek to analyze the portrayal of characters with reading difficulties in other texts or genres. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01