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Imagination and Literacy Instruction: A Content Analysis of Literature within Literacy-Related Publications
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Language and Literacy
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Readers/Advisors
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2016-01-01
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18
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3
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Through content analysis of research conducted during the last 25 years, this paper identifies five vital uses of imagination within literacy instruction. First, readers use imagination to comprehend text. Second, readers use imagination to engage in the world depicted through the text. Third, readers use imagination to make sense of both narrative and expository texts. Fourth, readers use imagination to learn about self and others. Finally, readers benefit from instruction regarding the use of imagination to enhance reading. A compilation of instructional methods is presented. This analysis establishes the need for classroom instruction connecting imagination and literacy.
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Originally published in the open access journal, Language and Literac y, volume 18, issue 3, 2016.