The Benefits of Informed Instruction for Children's Reading Awareness and Comprehension Skills.

Paris, Scott G.; Jacobs, Janis E.

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ERIC Number: EJ312477

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Benefits of Informed Instruction for Children's Reading Awareness and Comprehension Skills.

Paris, Scott G.; Jacobs, Janis E.

Child Development, v55 n6 p2083-93 Dec 1984

Examines reading awareness and comprehension skills to discover the developmental and instructional relationships between metacognition and performance. Half of the third- and fifth-grade subjects received four months of classroom instruction on reading strategies. Results of pre- and posttests and interviews revealed that the instruction increased reading awareness and comprehension. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Children, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 5, Interviews, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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