Publication Date
10-1-1988
Abstract
The instructional guides described in this article are designed to raise students' thinking about short stories beyond factual recall to interpretation, application, synthesis and evaluation of material suitable for those levels of cognitive behavior. They are also designed to foster positive affective responses as concomitant reading behaviors. The objective of the guides is to teach students to apply their best thinking to short stories just as they do to the games they play, the movies they watch, the decisions they make about spending or saving money, and other matters in their lives that stimulate their best thoughts and strongest feelings.
Recommended Citation
Smith, R. J. (1988). Developing Higher-Level Comprehension with Short Stories. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 29 (1). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol29/iss1/5
