ERIC Number: EJ431890
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Reading the Social Studies Textbook: Approaches That Can Minimize Students' Difficulties.
Murray, Marsha
Georgia Social Science Journal, v21 n2 p28-30 Fall 1990
Introduces ways to assess students' reading ability and improve reading of social studies textbooks. Combines reading scores from Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and individual sessions to understand students' reading ability levels. Uses cooperative reading groups, reading labs, and whole-class oral reading to improve skills. Suggests pre- and postreading activities. (CH)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Improvement, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Remedial Reading, Social Studies, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Textbooks, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
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