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Peer reviewedHarniss, Mark K.; Dickson, Shirley V.; Kinder, Diane; Hollenbeck, Keith L. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2001
Notes that teachers and students with and without disabilities often struggle to use history textbooks effectively. Explores current concerns (e.g. text structure, readability) regarding history textbooks and provides recommendations for modifying instruction to improve students' acquisition of history knowledge. Reports adaptations in content and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Strategies, History Textbooks, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedKinder, Diane; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1992
Ten eighth grade U.S. history textbooks were evaluated with respect to factors such as readability level, global coherence, local coherence, questioning techniques, and vocabulary development. Findings indicated that texts had a mean readability level of 10.9; only 30 percent provided review of previous chapters; few offered introductory…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Grade 8, History Instruction, History Textbooks
