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Peer reviewedClewell, Suzanne F; Cliffton, Anne M. – Journal of Reading, 1983
Presents guidelines for use in examining the comprehensibility of a textbook, questions to ask about the book, and suggestions for using the guide questions. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Readability
Peer reviewedCarr, Eileen; Wixson, Karen K. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Proposes four guidelines to help educators evaluate vocabulary instruction: (1) instruction should help students relate new vocabulary to their background knowledge, (2) instruction should help students develop elaborated word knowledge, (3) instruction should provide for active student involvement, and (4) instruction should develop students'…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Independent Study, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedAnders, Patricia L.; Bos, Candace S. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Explains semantic feature analysis, a technique that helps students learn a new vocabulary by seeing how words are alike and how they are different. (HOD)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Guidelines, Learning Strategies, Prior Learning
