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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2010
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ872674 |
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- The Story of the Story: Research Support for the School Librarian's Role in Teaching Writing Haven, Kendall Reading Comprehension Story Grammar School Libraries Librarians Library Role Writing Instruction Writing Skills Educational Research Story Telling Teaching Methods Elementary Schools Story structure is how humans think. If school librarians help students master the elements that define this story structure, then students can be assisted in efficiently and effectively mastering both reading comprehension and all forms of writing. Without exception and without equivocation, research studies conducted over the past quarter century praise the ability of story structure instruction to improve comprehension. Literally hundreds of studies have substantiated that conclusion. This article presents highlights from but a few. A personal example of how story structure improves writing success is also presented. The author describes the role of school librarians in teaching writing by presenting and reviewing the essential elements of effective story structure.