Learning from Social Studies Textbooks: Why Some Students Succeed and Others Fail.

Stetson, Elton G.; Williams, Richard P.

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ERIC Number: EJ448377

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4103

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Learning from Social Studies Textbooks: Why Some Students Succeed and Others Fail.

Stetson, Elton G.; Williams, Richard P.

Journal of Reading, v36 n1 p22-30 Sep 1992

Examines the skills readers bring to the reading act, the print requirements of social studies textbooks, why breakdowns in learning sometimes occur during reader interactions with text, and possible solutions. (SR)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Improvement, Reading Processes, Reading Skills, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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