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Zwiers, Jeff – Reading Teacher, 2011
The activities described in this article, Prediction Path and Quotation Cafe, are adapted from the IRA book "Building Reading Comprehension Habits in Grades 6-12." They highlight the reading comprehension habit of making inferences and predictions, which can be used across content areas and grade levels. In creating this toolkit of activities, the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Teachers, Inferences
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Antonacci, Patricia A. – Social Education, 1991
Explains semantic mapping as a visual representation of knowledge that is useful for understanding underlying textbook concepts. Outlines steps for constructing a conceptual map with ninth grade students to be used as an aid in reading about peoples of the Middle East. Emphasizes student participation for effective semantic mapping. Provides…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Geography Instruction