Do Content Area Strategies Have a Research Base?.

Alvermann, Donna E.; Swafford, Jeanne

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Publication Date: 1989

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Do Content Area Strategies Have a Research Base?

Alvermann, Donna E.; Swafford, Jeanne

Journal of Reading, v32 n5 p388-94 Feb 1989

Examines the extent to which reading research supports the comprehension and vocabulary strategies recommended in content reading methods texts. Concludes that more of the research finds the strategies to be effective than finds them ineffective. (MM)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Reading Strategies, Textbooks, Vocabulary Development

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Language: English

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