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Comprehension Strategy Instruction: Teaching Narrative Text Structure Awareness
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Dymock, Susan – Reading Teacher, 2007
Research shows that students who have a good understanding of narrative text structure have fewer problems comprehending stories. Research also suggests that many students require explicit instruction in how to comprehend this text type. While some children are able to figure out the more elaborate structure of narrative text on their own (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Text Structure, Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies
Story Map Instruction Using Children's Literature: Effects on First Graders' Comprehension of Central Narrative Elements.
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Baumann, James F.; Bergeron, Bette S. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1993
Investigates the effectiveness of instruction in story mapping as a means to promote first-grade students' comprehension of central story elements in children's literature. Concludes that instruction in story mapping is an effective instructional strategy for promoting first-grade students' ability to identify central narrative elements in…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
Story Grammars: Are They Relevant for Classroom Teachers?
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Gray, Mary Jane – Reading Horizons, 1988
Summarizes the benefits and limitations of the use of story grammars in the elementary reading classroom. Provides suggestions for implementation in the classroom. (ARH)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension
Synthesis of the Research on Story Grammar as a Means to Increase Comprehension.
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Dimino, Joseph A.; And Others – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1995
Reviews research on the effectiveness of story grammar in promoting the comprehension of narrative text in students with learning disabilities and at-risk students. Offers instructional recommendations for successful implementation of this strategy. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities
Narration in Reading Remediation.
Kersting, Frank; Ferguson, Janice – 1988
A case study examined the whole-part application of the language experience approach to reading as used for students whose reading development is severely delayed. The subject, a third-grade female student reading on the first-grade level as determined by the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised (Woodcock, 1987), participated in a reading…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Content Area Reading, Language Experience Approach, Language Skills