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Frey, Nancy; Fisher, Douglas; Hattie, John – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2017
This article provides an organizational review of content literacy instructional strategies to forward a claim that some strategies work better for surface learning, whereas others are more effective for deep learning and still others for transfer learning. The authors argue that the failure to adopt content literacy strategies by disciplinary…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Literacy, Teaching Methods, Reading Strategies
Lee, Pei-Yi – Online Submission, 2010
The Content-based Reading Approaches (COBRA) framework, constructed by Heerman (2002), was made up of the instructional goals designed for reading-learning integrations in subject matter classrooms. ELL and LD students often fail to have sufficient reading skills to succeed within their different academic subjects, consequently it is important for…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Strategies, Second Language Learning, Educational Change
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Cunningham, Pat – Reading Teacher, 1982
Argues that children develop knowledge in layers, increasing those layers each time the topic is covered. Reviews three sets of materials that provide a background of experience, vocabulary, and text structure for use in science instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Educational Theories, Elementary Education
Byer, John L. – 2002
This paper suggests a three-step approach for motivating and enabling eighth graders to authentically attempt to comprehend assigned passages from their U.S. history textbooks. The steps are the following: (1) attempt to activate prior knowledge and interest in textual readings by using relevant materials and varied literary sources to motivate…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Grade 8, History Textbooks, Junior High Schools
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Bean, Thomas W. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Describes a schema-theoretic view of how analogies enhance students' prior knowledge; reviews some of the recent studies using analogies to assist students' comprehension of science text; and illustrates the use of an analogical study guide in biology. (HOD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biology, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading
Twining, James E. – 1981
Adapting the implications of schema theory to the practical endeavors of the community college literature classroom can be readily accomplished within the framework of guided reading activities that prepare students for critical reading and analysis of short stories. Guided readings focus on what prior knowledge/experience and what aspects of…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
Stahl, Katherine A. Dougherty, Ed.; McKenna, Michael C., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
This book presents state-of-the-science research on the components of successful literacy learning and how to target them in contemporary classrooms. The volume builds on and extends the work of Steven Stahl, whose pioneering contributions encompassed the key areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and assessment.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Teaching Methods