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Peer reviewedOhlhausen, Marilyn McKenney; Roller, Cathy M. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Discusses how most study skills are not appropriate for reading social studies textbooks. Asserts that sophisticated readers of social studies textbooks use a nation schema to organize the information. Finally, provides specific instructions on how to use a nation schema to teach social studies. (SRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction, Learning Strategies, Retention (Psychology)
