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Hartman, Douglas Keith – 1986
A study measured the effects that direct instruction in narrative text structure using a story map (called "macrostruction") had on the comprehension of average and above average sixth-grade readers. A 2 x 2 x 2 repeated measures design was used with time, text, and treatment as the independent variables. The number of story grammar idea…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Narration
Peer reviewedRiley, Gail L. – Modern Language Journal, 1993
The ability of foreign language readers to comprehend 3 different story structures of a medieval French folk tale, "Le Bisclavret," was investigated among 120 university language students. Findings suggest that both story organization and amount of second-language study influence recall. Recommendations for classroom instruction are suggested.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Reading Comprehension
Isaacson, Stephen; Mattoon, Cynthia Burt – Learning Disabilities Research, 1990
Forty-two inner city intermediate-grade learning-disabled students wrote fables when provided with the following stimuli: story starter, story ending with story content, and story ending with rhetorical purpose. The story ending groups did more story development planning than the story starter group, but composition quality was not significantly…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Fables, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities
Englert, Carol Sue; Mariage, Troy – Academic Therapy, 1990
POSSE, an instructional procedure for a reading comprehension curriculum, structures classroom dialogue about text meaning. Students with mild handicaps predict what the story will be about, organize their knowledge, search for the text structure, summarize, and evaluate. POSSE's successful application is dependent upon effective lesson dialogue…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Dialogs (Language), Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
