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Peer reviewedEllis, Edwin S.; Lenz, B. Keith – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1990
Empirical studies on teaching content-area information to underachieving or mildly disabled students are reviewed. Instructional options include content reduction, learnable text, content enhancement, use of audiorecordings and computer-assisted instruction, and promoting use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies. A content enhancement model…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
