Improving Prose Memory and Social Interaction Using Question Asking Reading with Adult Day Care Clients.

Stevens, Alan B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ472063

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Publication Date: 1993

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Improving Prose Memory and Social Interaction Using Question Asking Reading with Adult Day Care Clients.

Stevens, Alan B.; And Others

Educational Gerontology, v19 n7 p651-62 Oct-Nov 1993

Five adult day-care clients (average age 66) read passages using Question Answering Reading (QAR) for 6 weeks; 5 read passages normally. QAR produced more social interaction and better comprehension and retention, both when the researcher and when a staff member served as group leader. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Reading Programs, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults, Prose, Questioning Techniques, Retention (Psychology)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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