Extending Prose Comprehension through Knowledge Modeling (Learning from Exposition).

Mosenthal, Peter B.; Kirsch, Irwin S.

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ERIC Number: EJ431155

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Extending Prose Comprehension through Knowledge Modeling (Learning from Exposition).

Mosenthal, Peter B.; Kirsch, Irwin S.

Journal of Reading, v35 n1 p58-61 Sep 1991

Describes how prior knowledge, current text, future text, and prior text all play a part in knowledge acquisition. States that most content area reading instruction emphasizes only current text. Notes that future columns will address this issue by introducing a method for teaching comprehension of exposition called "knowledge modeling." (SR)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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