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Peer reviewedAzencot, Moshe; Blum, Abraham – Journal of Biological Education, 1985
Reports that story-type chapters with dialogues, presented to lower secondary pupils (N=546) before they read a bio-technical text: (1) increased their objective understanding in terms, bio-technical instruction, and sequences in a process; and (2) enhanced their subjective assessment of the ease and attractiveness of the bio-technical text. (DH)
Descriptors: Biology, Junior High Schools, Reading Improvement, Reading Research
Peer reviewedPressley, Michael; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1995
This study reviews research indicating that specific instruction in reading comprehension strategies is effective in improving comprehension for students, including those with learning disabilities. The reading strategies of highly competent readers are identified, and effective application of transactional strategies instruction with weak…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Meckler, Terry Anne; Vogler, James D. – 1987
The study investigated retention of gains in reading/language skills after one year by 378 eighth-grade students in 18 health studies classrooms. Six classrooms were assigned to each of three groups, two experimental and one control, taught by health science teachers who were: (1) trained in reading/language techniques; (2) not trained in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Grade 8, Health Education, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedLiva, Angeline; And Others – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1994
Reports on two studies to determine if teaching poor readers to use inner speech could improve their reading and writing skills. Finds that both experimental groups improved significantly in both reading and writing. Includes three tables containing comparative experimental data. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties
Peer reviewedMcNaughton, Stuart; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1992
Describes a program that sends books home for parents to read to children in New Zealand. Reports on a study of classroom teachers and parents in 19 primary schools. Finds that, nearly all parents report participating, but there lacked a systematic communication between parents and teachers about instructional practices. (CFR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship
Peer reviewedRiley, Richard W. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
The U.S. Secretary of Education describes the Department of Education's READ*WRITE*NOW! Initiative which aims to increase literacy rates by encouraging early and frequent reading as well as summer reading for children and youth, including those with learning disabilities. The need for a closer relationship between research and practice in reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Literacy
Baumann, James F., Ed. – 1986
Intended to help classroom teachers, curriculum developers, and researchers, this book provides current information on theoretical and instructional aspects of main idea comprehension. Titles and authors are as follows: "The Confused World of Main Idea" (James W. Cunningham and David W. Moore); "The Comprehension of Important…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Corrective Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
