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Peer reviewedThornburg, Devin G. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1991
A "cognitive apprenticeship" approach was evaluated with 58 high-risk grade 7 social studies students. The three teachers were trained to provide explicit instruction of higher order cognitive strategies through modeling, monitoring, and collaborative role-playing activities. Students' writing showed significant improvements and was judged similar…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Methods, Grade 7, High Risk Students
