Using Advance Organizers to Improve Comprehension of a Content Text.

Karahalios, Sue M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ204633

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-May

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Using Advance Organizers to Improve Comprehension of a Content Text.

Karahalios, Sue M.; And Others

Journal of Reading, v22 n8 p706-08 May 1979

Describes a study in which seventh graders who read a chapter in a science text along with a written handout explaining the major concepts (in simplified vocabulary) performed better on a post-test than the group that simply read the text. (MKM)

Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Study Skills, Textbooks

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Language: English

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