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Peer reviewedAllington, Richard L.; Strange, Michael – Reading Horizons, 1979
Suggests that content reading teachers set goals for their reading assignments as a method of helping students learn from textbooks and read the assigned material critically.
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Download full textDavis, E. Dale – 1992
This study sought to identify effective methods that select, junior high school, social studies teachers found useful in promoting the reading and studying of printed materials. In the course of the research, 78 teachers identified specific procedures they had used to increase seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students' effectiveness in studying…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 7
Peer reviewedGee, Thomas C.; Rakow, Steven J. – Social Education, 1990
Reports findings of a survey, asking 1000 secondary social studies teachers to rate 36 specialist-designed reading practices. Shows teachers value and employ these techniques: (1) provide suitable materials; (2) offer instruction and guidance; (3) develop readiness through prereading; (4) encourage recitation, discussion, and comparative reading.…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Learning Strategies, Performance Factors, Reading Assignments
