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Very interesting threads about children's lit: my own experience leads me to agree with Phyllis and Pamela, that every class is different. I have morning classes filled with mother's where children's books work well, and evening classes (how's that for a schedule?) where the students come after work and prefer more practical, real world material.<BR>
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Carol and a few other people spoke of letting students choose the materials and it definitely makes for more engaged classes when the students are interested. <BR>
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Does anyone know of any online studies or reports that measure the importance of student interest in content?<BR>
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