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Direct linkLemov, Doug – Educational Leadership, 2017
Recent research shows that reading comprehension relies heavily on prior knowledge. Far more than generic "reading skills" like drawing inferences, making predictions, and knowing the function of subheads, how well students learn from a nonfiction text depends on their background knowledge of the text's subject matter. And in a cyclical…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Nonfiction, Fiction, Prior Learning
Peer reviewedBarone, Thomas E. – Educational Leadership, 1978
The author contends that the mastery learning model should be eyed cautiously as a risky way to teach reading and writing. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Mastery Learning, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedReid, Ethna R. – Educational Leadership, 1980
Students learn in Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction (ECRI) classrooms because they respond more frequently and use their time more productively. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Mastery Learning, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedKatims, Michael – Educational Leadership, 1979
Chicago's mastery learning program takes into account the complexities of reading and the realities of urban classrooms. Its designers say that if a program does not lead to success, it is not a mastery learning program. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation
