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Download full textDurkin, Dolores – 1981
A study examined the teachers' manuals for five basal reader programs, kindergarten through grade six, to discover their recommendations for comprehension instruction. The series analyzed were "Pathfinder," published by Allyn and Bacon; "Reading 720," by Ginn and Company; "Bookmark Reading Program," by Harcourt,…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedDurkin, Dolores – Reading Teacher, 1984
Concludes that teachers pick and choose when it comes to using activities suggested by teachers' manuals. Reviews what they do and do not use. (FL)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedDurkin, Dolores – Reading Teacher, 1986
Indicates that popular methods texts used in college classes are no better than basal manuals in providing guidance in how to teach comprehension. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Teacher Education
