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Download full textAnders, Patricia L. – 1983
A study investigated whether semantic feature analysis (SFA) significantly improves the content related vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension of adolescent, learning disabled readers. SFA is a set of vocabulary development activities designed to help students categorize vocabulary words and compare related ideas. Subjects, 62 learning…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Distinctive Features (Language), High Schools
McConnell, Beverly B. – 1985
Begun in 1980 with 358 students, the Yakima (Washington) Public Schools' Basic Education for Limited English Proficient Students (BELEPS) Program served 1,250 grade K-12 students (94% Hispanic) in 1985. Its four programs were based on the degree of the students' English proficiency, and taught (1) reading only in Spanish, (2) reading in Spanish…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
