Suggests that incorporating content area words into the weekly spelling routine by means of the S2RAT technique will challenge high ability students while encouraging those of low ability. (FL)

Concludes that instruction in notetaking, literal comprehension, and critical reading all helped to improve the social science grades of college freshmen. (FL)

Identifies and describes reading materials, programs, and resource materials in the areas of content and reading skill development that can be used by vocational teachers of secondary-level special needs students. (HOD)

Describes a reading program for seventh-grade students that was designed to smooth the transition from elementary school reading to junior high school content area reading. (FL)

Details a study of students' text usage that used observations and interviews. Concludes that retrieval strategies are not transferred to learning from texts during science lessons. (Contains 41 references.) (DDR)

Investigates the impact of a required secondary reading methods course on preservice teachers' attitudes regarding the need to teach reading skills to high school students. Finds that students' attitudes underwent significant changes during the course and that they became more aware of the need for teaching reading skills in the secondary program.…

Outlines the rise of "young adult" books, and discusses issues related to the appropriateness of books for adolescents. Discusses and reviews 10 books for adolescents and young adults. Notes briefly three books for teachers with ideas for improving the reading and writing skills of students in various content areas. (SR)

Describes an effective way of teaching English at non-English-speaking teachers' colleges. Notes this Content-Based Unit Learning approach focuses on authentic content material necessary to increase teachers' college students' knowledge. Shows the approach increases students' motivation. Contends that language and reading skills are learned best…

Social studies is an information-laden subject, with much of the required information in textbooks. Although text-books are only one medium for learning social studies content, it is the dominant resource in most classrooms. Years ago, Goodlad (1984) found that textbook reading assignments were one of the most common instructional approaches used…

A technology instructor's job is not to simply "shovel out" knowledge; they must inspire students to seek out information on their own. Their mission is to prepare students for success in the workplace in the shortest practical time, and one of these workplace requirements is the ability to read and research on the job. Although most technology…