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Hughes, George; Chinn, Clark – 1986
Beyond the first several thousand most commonly used words in a language, direct vocabulary instruction is not efficient. Use of inferential skills then becomes the most effective way of learning new vocabulary; it is the way native speakers build their 60,000 word vocabularies. Because the skill is not automatically transferable, it must be…
Descriptors: Classification, Context Clues, Inferences, Reading Skills

Johnson, Dale D.; von Hoff Johnson, Bonnie – Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes 10 categories of inferences and proposes a three-step procedure for teaching students to make inferences while reading. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Inferences, Learning Strategies, Prior Learning
Block, Cheryl; Beckwith, Carrie; Hockett, Margaret; White, David – 2001
Part of a series, the purpose of this low-readability/high interest book is to enable students to use higher order thinking to develop their reading comprehension skills. The reading skills addressed in the book are based on state reading standards and assessment tests for grades three and four. The goal of this series is to teach students how to…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Critical Reading, Elementary Education, Inferences
Durr, William K. – Illinois Reading Council Journal, 1986
Although critics persist in attacks on the teaching profession in general and the teaching of reading in particular, both elementary and secondary school reading scores have increased steadily over the past three decades. Even Black and Hispanic students (who still score below the averages for White students tested) have made sizeable gains in…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Inferences
Riggs, Ernestine G.; Gil-Garcia, Ana – 2001
Although middle and high school teachers rightfully view the teaching of subject-area content as their primary responsibility, there is an increasing recognition that they must also play an active role in ensuring that students are not left behind because of reading problems. This report emphasizes that middle and high school teachers do not need…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, High Schools, Inferences, Instructional Effectiveness
Block, Cheryl; Broz, Christine; Hockett, Margaret; White, David – 2002
Part of a series, the purpose of this low-readability/high interest book is to provide instruction and practice in using higher order thinking to develop students' reading comprehension skills. The comprehension skills addressed in the book meet state standards for secondary students grades six and up, and the reading level is fourth and fifth…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Context Clues, Critical Reading, Fiction