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Graham, Steve; Hebert, Michael – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
Reading is critical to students' success in and out of school. One potential means for improving students' reading is writing. In this meta-analysis of true and quasi-experiments, Graham and Herbert present evidence that writing about material read improves students' comprehension of it; that teaching students how to write improves their reading…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction
Taylor, Rosemarye T. – Corwin Press, 2006
In contrast to the primary grades when children are learning to read, students in grades 4 through 12 are expected to learn content as they read, yet they may still struggle with reading basics. This book provides a realistic and systematic process for improving reading and writing while enhancing content knowledge and skills. Based on proven…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Critical Reading