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Peer reviewedScruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Reading Horizons, 1985
Describes how one form of illustration, the spatially organized map, can improve reading comprehension. (HOD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Illustrations, Maps, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedGillespie, Cindy S. – Journal of Reading, 1993
Discusses the types and functions of graphic displays found in textbooks, whether they facilitate learning, how well students read graphic displays, and what classroom teachers can do to help students read and interpret graphic displays. (SR)
Descriptors: Charts, Content Area Reading, Diagrams, Graphs
Peer reviewedVallecorsa, Ada L.; deBettencourt, Laurie U. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1997
A study involving three males (age 13) with learning disabilities investigated the effectiveness of using story mapping for teaching elements of the story form. The instructional procedure positively affected the number of story elements included in students' recall of stories when they were explicitly taught to use it in reading. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities, Maps
Zook, Doris; And Others – 1979
This Project Drive booklet titled Finding Your Way is one of eight booklets designed for intermediate-level English-as-a-second-language students and low-level adult basic education/basic reading students. The goal of the booklet is to aid the student in developing the oral and sight vocabulary necessary for a basic driver training program. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Certification, Driver Education
