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Teaching poetry: a descriptive case study of a poetry unit in a classroom of urban deaf adolescents.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20925281     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A qualitative study was conducted that reflected an analysis of a 6-week poetry unit in a language arts classroom of 6th and 8th graders at a school for the deaf in a large city in the northeastern United States. The school served a large population of children of poverty who were of Latino and African American descent. The study was guided by 4 research questions: (a) Would students benefit from having American Sign Language (ASL) poetry as a part of the unit? (b) Would teachers' signing of poems increase students' understanding of the poems? (c) Could students analyze the meaning of poems independently? (d) Would students view writing poetry as a vehicle for expressing their feelings and ideas through themes that were important to them? The evidence provided support for affirmative answers to questions a, b, and d.
Authors:
Rebecca Arenson; Robert E Kretschmer
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American annals of the deaf     Volume:  155     ISSN:  0002-726X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am Ann Deaf     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-07     Completed Date:  2010-10-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0414670     Medline TA:  Am Ann Deaf     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  110-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Program in the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
African Americans
Comprehension
Curriculum
Education, Special*
Educational Measurement
Hearing Impaired Persons / education*
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Models, Educational
Poetry as Topic*
Poverty
Program Evaluation
Qualitative Research
Sign Language*
United States
Urban Population*
Writing

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