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Download full textBean, Rita M. – 1977
Materials for teaching reading comprehension in a widely used intermediate grade basal reading series were analyzed as part of a larger study. This report concentrates on the genre of the selections and on the sequencing of instruction in questions related to the comprehension skill, drawing conclusions. Results of the analyses suggested that the…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Content Analysis, Intermediate Grades, Literary Genres
Dugan, JoAnn; Bean, Rita M. – 1996
A study examined how at-risk readers constructed meaning while reading, writing about, and discussing a full-length novel during Transactional Literature Discussions (TLD). Subjects were six fifth-grade students, four males and two females. Students chose the novel and participated in 15 group sessions of 45 minutes over 8 weeks. Scaffolded…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Grade 5, Group Discussion
