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Peer reviewedFiddler, Jerry B. – Journal of Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Mayfield, Craig K. – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1982
Describes Brigham Young University's reading and study skills course for law students, which is designed to increase reading speed and comprehension. Explains the use of the FAIR (Facts, Action, Issues, and Reasoning) system for analyzing law cases. Covers student reactions and modifications implemented in course design. (AYC)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Higher Education, Law Students
Foody, Norma E. – J Reading, 1970
Explores the possibility of improving students' reading skills while increasing their information about world events through assignments in current prominent periodicals. (MD)
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Comprehension, Critical Reading
Jackson, Jeanne R.; Dizney, Henry – Journal of Developmental Reading, 1963
This study evaluated effects of a year-long intensive vocabulary program on the reading achievement of 12th-grade college-preparatory English students. A control class followed the regular course of study, and an experimental class supplemented it with completion of the "Harbrace Vocabulary Workshop" workbook, study of the use of footnotes and the…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, English Instruction, Individual Development, Interpretive Reading
Cheyney, Arnold B. – 1984
Recognizing that newspapers are among the best supplementary instructional materials, this booklet offers suggestions for the use of newspapers for teaching or reinforcing specific reading skills. The booklet focuses on inferential and evaluative comprehension skills, and the suggestions range from how to teach students to identify main ideas and…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
