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Peer reviewedKirsch, Irwin S.; Mosenthal, Peter B. – Journal of Reading, 1991
Presents a teaching strategy which uses points of reference (or basic underlying concepts) to help students understand definitions, descriptions, and comparisons/contrasts, and models its use. Notes that understanding the importance of points of reference is one of the first steps in the technique called "knowledge modeling." (SR)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Prior Learning
