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Using Disciplinary Literacy to Teach Children to Write Science Informational Text
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Clark, Sarah K.; Smith, Leigh K.; Judd, Emma; Rosdahl, Victoria – Reading Psychology, 2021
The purpose of the study was to examine how disciplinary literacy instruction influenced the quality of science informational text produced by second-grade students (N = 45) using the compare/contrast and the sequence text structures. The instruction took place over eight weeks with two four-week units, and with three 30-minute lessons provided…
Descriptors: Young Children, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Writing Instruction
An Intervention to Improve Comprehension of Cause/Effect through Expository Text Structure Instruction
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Williams, Joanna P.; Pollini, Simonne; Nubla-Kung, Abigail M.; Snyder, Anne E.; Garcia, Amaya; Ordynans, Jill G.; Atkins, J. Grant – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an intervention for second graders at risk for academic failure, which taught reading comprehension embedded in social studies content. The intervention included instruction about the structure of cause/effect expository text, emphasizing clue words, generic questions, graphic organizers, and close…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Embedding Reading Comprehension Training in Content-Area Instruction
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Williams, Joanna P.; Stafford, K. Brooke; Lauer, Kristen D.; Hall, Kendra M.; Pollini, Simonne – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
This study evaluated the effectiveness of comprehension training embedded in a program that taught science content to 2nd graders. The program included instruction about the structure of compare-contrast expository text, emphasizing clue words, generic questions, graphic organizers, and the close analysis of well-structured text exemplars. This…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Grade 2, Comparative Analysis
Teaching Cause-Effect Text Structure through Social Studies Content to At-Risk Second Graders
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Williams, Joanna P.; Nubla-Kung, Abigail M.; Pollini, Simonne; Stafford, K. Brooke; Garcia, Amaya; Snyder, Anne E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a comprehension program integrated with social studies instruction designed for at-risk second graders. The program included instruction in cause-effect text structure, emphasizing clue words, generic questions, graphic organizers, and the close analysis of specially constructed cause-effect target…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 2, Text Structure, Social Studies
Expository Text Comprehension: Helping Primary-Grade Teachers Use Expository Texts to Full Advantage
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Hall, Kendra M.; Sabey, Brenda L.; McClellan, Michelle – Reading Psychology an international quarterly, 2005
This study investigated the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to teach expository text comprehension during guided reading. Participants included 72 second graders in six classrooms, organized into four guided reading groups in each class (n = 24). The six classes were randomly assigned to one of three groups: Text Structure,…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Text Structure, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods
Acquisition, Maintenance, and Transfer of a Questioning Strategy in Second- and Third-Grade Students To Learn from Science Textbooks.
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Feldt, Ronald C.; Feldt, Rebecca A.; Kilburg, Kristine – Reading Psychology, 2002
Examines acquisition, maintenance, and transfer of a questioning strategy in second- and third-grade students using a multiple-baseline design. Indicates that knowledge of text structure increased and that students could reliably differentiate text structure. Describes the establishment of a 4-week procedure for integrating the questioning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grade 2, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness