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Peer reviewedFeola, Maryann S. – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes how students in a history course for developing college readers assumed the investigatory role of a parliamentary committee to study the impact of industrialization in nineteenth-century Britain. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLasser-Cohen, Hadara – Journal of Reading, 1985
Describes an Israeli reading program for disadvantaged adolescents based on verbal exercises using informative, literary, and speculative texts to improve their reading comprehension and cognitive functions. (HOD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedFinlay, Ann; Harrison, Colin – Journal of Reading, 1992
Examines current Adult Basic Education teaching and assessment methods in the United Kingdom and the United States to help define what constitutes success in adult basic literacy tuition. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedDymock, Susan – Journal of Reading, 1993
Investigates why some middle school students appear to be good decoders but have problems with reading comprehension. Shows that their listening comprehension was no better than their reading comprehension, and thus rather than needing further instruction in decoding, they require assistance in developing their general language and listening…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Listening Comprehension
Peer reviewedWilling, Kathlene R. – Journal of Reading, 1988
Four field tests of Canadian software show that computerized interactive fiction teaches both history and independent reading/study skills. (ARH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews, Content Area Reading
