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Effects of Training in Constructing Graphic Organizers on Disabled Readers' Summarization and Recognition of Expository Text Structure.

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Weisberg, Renee; Balajthy, Ernest – 1987

A study investigated the effects of training in the use of graphic organizers on the summarization strategies of disabled readers. Subjects, 21 disabled readers (with a mean age of 13 years, 7 months) from a reading clinic, received 5 hours of training in the use of graphic organizers to map expository passages. Instruction included training in…

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Graphic Organizers, Intermediate Grades, Reading Difficulties

Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Metacognition: Research and Instructional Implications for Disabled Readers.

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Balajthy, Ernest – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990

The article examines the potential impact of computer-based text technologies, called hypermedia, on disabled readers. Discussed are hypertext, the hypercard, and implications of metacognitive research (such as author versus user control over text manipulations), instructional implications, and instructional text engineering. (DB)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media, Hypermedia

Effects of Topic Familiarity and Training in Generative Learning Activities on Poor Readers' Comprehension of Comparison/Contrast Expository Text Structure: Transfer to Real-World Materials.

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Weisberg, Renee; Balajthy, Ernest – 1989

A study investigated transfer effects of training below average high school readers in the use of graphic organizers and summary writing on their recognition of compare/contrast text structure. Subjects, 32 high school students with below-expectancy standardized test scores, were placed in two groups: an experimental group (five males and 11…

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Graphic Organizers, High School Students, High Schools