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Berkeley, Sheri; King-Sears, Margaret E.; Hott, Brittany L.; Bradley-Black, Katherine – Journal of Special Education, 2014
Features of eighth-grade history textbooks were examined through replication of a 20-year-old study that investigated "considerateness" of textbooks. Considerate texts provide clear, coherent information and include features that promote students' comprehension, such as explicit use of organizational structures, a range of question types…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Textbook Research, Textbook Evaluation, Historiography
Sutherland, LeeAnn M. – Elementary School Journal, 2008
This article describes an approach to developing student reading materials that support middle school learners in a project-based, inquiry curriculum for grades 6 through 8. Reading materials are designed to encourage sense making beyond the classroom, as students read and write about science as it takes place in a classroom and as it occurs in…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Middle Schools, Science Course Improvement Projects, Material Development
Chambliss, 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