A study in the autobiographical genre is derived from children's everyday life and experience, which gives the reader the opportunity to express their own views and preferences.

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Arnold identifies 3 types of writing in the "Diagnostic Reading Record":
- Narrative genre
- Autobiographical genre
- Informational genre

Genre Theory: Arnold (1992)

Stamboltzis, A., & Pumfrey, P. (2000). Reading across Genres: a Review of Literature. Support for Learning, 15(2), 58. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/10.1111/1467-9604.00146

Reading Across Genres: A Review of Literature

Autobiographical Genre

A passage in the informational genre includes a topic of general interest presented with illustrations, captions, or labels, offering information about children's bibliographic skills (their ability to scan for information). 

Informational Genre

Narrative passages are considered as such if it included a gradually developing theme, drew on everyday events and experiences, and made use of everyday vocabulary. Can also be defined as a story presented in a particular setting with an underlying story-line and certain characteristics, ending on a not of uncertainty that encourages prediction and inference.

Narrative passages are considered to be less difficult to comprehend because they draw on familiar, everyday experiences, and use more familiar words and connectives.

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