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Direct linkTeruggi, Lilia A.; Gutiérrez-Cáceres, Rafaela – Reading Psychology, 2015
Most studies on narrative competence have focused on monolingual subjects, and there are very few studies which address this issue in bilingual subjects dealing with two language systems. In the present case study we analyzed and compared the textual and narrative written skills of three deaf and three hearing adolescents attending eighth grade at…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Deafness, Comparative Analysis, Bilingualism
Kirkpatrick, Lori C.; Klein, Perry D. – Learning and Instruction, 2009
The aim of this study was to improve 7th- and 8th-grade students' (N = 83) compare-contrast reports when writing from sources. An instructional unit was designed and implemented for this purpose. It focused on increasing students' knowledge of compare-contrast text structure and on having students memorize and use a table to plan the structure of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Text Structure, Grade 7, Grade 8
Download full textChambliss, Marilyn; Richardson, Wendy; Torney-Purta, Judith; Wilkenfeld, Britt – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2007
Efforts to improve civic education face a conundrum. On the one hand, students report that they are more likely to learn about democracy and citizenship through reading textbooks than through any other activity and according to the National Education Association, reading is the gateway to learning in all content areas. However, reviews of textbook…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 10, Textbooks, Student Motivation
