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Kaufman, Madeline – 1992
In response to low reading scores among first grade students of English as a Second Language (ESL) in one inner-city school, the teaching techniques of semantic webbing and brainstorming were used to improve student reading skills. Subjects were eight first grade ESL students. Pretests were administered to assess student levels of reading…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, English (Second Language)
Download full textPulliam, Brenda J. – 1993
A study investigated the use of varied reading materials to improve French second-language reading skills, found to be unacceptably low at the second-year level. Subjects were 30 high school students of second-year French. A pretest of reading skills and a language and reading attitude survey were administered to the students. Subsequently, a…
Descriptors: Context Clues, French, High School Students, High Schools
