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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 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
