Making Students Partners in the Comprehension Process: Organizing the Reading "Posse.".

Englert, Carol Sue; Mariage, Troy V.

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ERIC Number: EJ431318

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Publication Date: 1991

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Making Students Partners in the Comprehension Process: Organizing the Reading "Posse."

Englert, Carol Sue; Mariage, Troy V.

Learning Disability Quarterly, v14 n2 p123-38 Spr 1991

This article reports on a reading comprehension instructional technique which uses reciprocal-like teaching formats in groups and semantic mapping to make text structures apparent. The procedure significantly affected recall of expository ideas and knowledge of comprehension strategies with 28 intermediate grade students with learning disabilities. (DB)

Descriptors: Group Discussion, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Study Skills, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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IES Cited: ED502398