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Rethinking Reader Response With Fifth Graders’ Semiotic Interpretations

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The Reading Teacher

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Abstract

Fifth graders interpreted the book Doll Bones by Holly Black through visual representations from the beginning to the end of the book. Each visual representation was analyzed to determine how students responded. Most frequently, they moved to inferential ways of understanding. Students often visually interpreted emotional plot elements and incorporated words, graffiti, and graphic organizers into their responses.