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Download full textSmith, Cyrus F., Jr. – 1985
Because of the difference between narrative and expository material, students in grades 4-12 require different reading skills, as well as different levels of skills to comprehend subject matter reading. This means the content area teacher has two roles: subject matter specialist and instructional leader. The following model suggests a process by…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Objectives, High Schools, Intermediate Grades
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The seven titles deal with the following topics: (1) the teaching of reading using art as a teaching tool, (2) the effectiveness of a written cueing summary in increasing reading rate and retrieval speed in two content area subjects,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Content Area Reading, Doctoral Dissertations, Integrated Activities
Parrish, Bert – 1980
This handbook was developed to help secondary school physical education teachers to encourage and promote reading in their programs. Guidelines and suggestions are offered on ways teachers can stimulate student reading by capitalizing upon interest in sport, and on ways teachers can reinforce vocabulary and comprehension skills. An introduction…
Descriptors: Athletics, Content Area Reading, Language Skills, Physical Education
Parrish, Berta, Ed.; And Others – 1978
This primer was developed to help secondary school foreign language teachers to encourage and promote reading in their curricular programs. Guidelines and suggestions are offered on ways teachers can stimulate student reading by capitalizing on student interests and on ways teachers can reinforce vocabulary and comprehension skills. The manual's…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Language Skills, Reading Comprehension, Reading Material Selection
Davis, Beverly; Woodruff, Nancy S. – 1985
A comprehensive, shop-related curriculum was developed for special needs students who are severely disabled readers. The basic approach of the curriculum was to provide individualized diagnostic-prescriptive materials that correlate basic reading skills and the required vocational and technical concepts. Trade-related packets were written for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Carroll, Bonnie A.; Drum, Priscilla A. – 1982
Two experiments examined the effects of definition and synonym as context clues embedded in three types of text (fiction, exposition, and science). It was predicted that (1) type of text would influence clue usage; (2) difficulty of the text, based on increasingly more detailed complex information, would interfere with the use of clues; (3) clue…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Expository Writing, Fiction
Smith, Cyrus F., Jr.; Kepner, Henry S., Jr. – 1981
The concept that it is important for students to learn how to read the language of mathematics is promoted. Most mathematics teachers neither have the knowledge nor feel the responsibility to develop reading skills in their students. The materials in this document are viewed to be of sufficient variety and potential for making important…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Decoding (Reading), Instructional Materials
Cole, Helen – 1978
This guide contains lists of activities for using the local newspaper as an educational resource to develop content area reading skills. The compilation of ideas and activities, divided into four sections, offers suggestions for using the newspaper in language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science instruction. A fifth section on newspaper…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Darien Public Schools, CT. – 1980
The study skills program described in this guide was prepared for use by all content area teachers in order to develop mature, efficient readers in the junior high school. The various sections of the guide present (1) a comprehensive list of study skills that overlap both reading and library skills; (2) guidelines related to the student's study…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Listening Skills
PDF pending restorationRakes, Thomas A.; McWilliams, Lana J. – 1979
A random sample of 300 seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students participated in a comparative study of performance on social studies cloze tests, social studies group reading inventories (GRI), and a popular standardized test (Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, Survey E). It was found that cloze tests and GRIs constructed from social studies content…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Informal Reading Inventories
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1976
Intended for use in inservice workshops for health and physical education teachers, this guide contains suggestions designed to help these teachers integrate the teaching of reading skills into their curricula. Sample activities are provided to demonstrate how the physical education teacher can use different methods and strategies to help students…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
HUUS, HELEN – 1967
THE THREE LEVELS NECESSARY FOR SKILL IN CRITICAL READING ARE (1) LITERAL MEANING, (2) INTERPRETATION, AND (3) ASSIMILATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTEGRATION. TO RENDER JUDGMENTS AND EVALUATIONS OF VARIOUS READINGS, THE CRITICAL READER MUST DETERMINE THE WORTH, VALIDITY, AND QUALITY OF THE TEXT. HE TRIES TO MAINTAIN OBJECTIVITY, ATTEMPTS TO FIND THE…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Interpretive Reading, Literary Discrimination
Juel, Connie – 1979
A study was undertaken to investigate the extent to which reading by students with varying skill levels is a text-driven or a concept-driven process; that is, it examined the conditions under which readers used context to identify words. The 72 second and third grade students in the study read target words that varied in decodability, frequency,…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Grade 2
Figurel, J. Allen, Ed. – 1962
This book contains the 72 papers presented and discussed at the 1962 International Reading Association conference. The book is divided into five parts: the keynote address, ("Challenge and Experiment in the Teaching of Reading"), 30 papers that expand the theme set by the keynote address, 21 research studies in reading fields, 10…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Content Area Reading, Instructional Materials, Multimedia Instruction
Wilmington Public Schools, MA. – 1976
This curriculum guide is based on the belief that a reading program should help students develop the skills needed to read with ease and satisfaction, learn to use reading as a tool for learning, and develop an appreciation of literature and a lifelong interest in reading. Chapters deal with study skills, reading in the content areas, literature,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Creative Reading, Critical Reading, Curriculum Guides
