Studying Character through Dialogue
So far in this series, we have talked about studying character traits and their meanings and identifying the different types of characters in a story. An author uses the dialogue in a story to tell us things about the characters. When studying character, it is helpful to focus on the words of the characters in the story. Both the words of the character you
Studying Character with Young Children
Children who are just learning to read can still study characters in a simplified form. They can still focus on character traits, types of characters, and the dialogue of characters. All of these skills are just as important for young readers to learn and practice. Simple Character Traits When you are just starting to teach children about character traits, stick to the simple traits
