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| Journal of Reading | 40 |
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| Journal Articles | 34 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 32 |
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| Practitioners | 23 |
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| Japan | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCheney, Karen – Journal of Reading, 1990
Describes a 7-step 10-second previewing technique designed to increase reading comprehension of textbooks. Notes that the technique is adaptable to students at all levels. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedCriscuolo, Nicholas P. – Journal of Reading, 1977
Presents twelve activities designed to convince the student that reading can be fun and not boring. (JM)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Reading Instruction, Recreational Reading, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEpstein, Ira D. – Journal of Reading, 1977
Explains how newspapers published on students' birthdays can be used in the classroom to stimulate reading and suggests 25 learning activities using the newspaper. (KS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Newspapers, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedJones, Don R. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Offers exercises to assist poor readers as well as good readers in using the dictionary. (DD)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Learning Activities, Reading Skills, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDegler, Lois Sauer – Journal of Reading, 1978
Activities based on newspapers can help students to develop four reading-thinking skills--remembering, inferring, evaluating, and appreciating. (JM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning Activities, Newspapers, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedDavis, Susan J. – Journal of Reading, 1990
Describes a game using synonyms designed to build students' vocabulary by developing concepts for new words and by repeating exposure to the new words. (RS)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBecker, George J.; Curry, Joan F. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes class activities designed for quick and easy use when audiovisual equipment breaks down for social studies teachers. (RB)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedNichols, James N. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Offers five suggestions for differing the format of the traditional book report. (MKM)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Learning Activities, Literature Appreciation, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedKomachiya, Megumi – Journal of Reading, 1982
Describes the activities used by a teacher of English as a second language in Japan, including summarization and storytelling. (HTH)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedEdwards, Carol A. – Journal of Reading, 1990
Describes a vocabulary lesson for middle school students designed to use mnemonics to reduce homophone misuse. Reports that students, working in small groups, developed mnemonics for over 300 homophones and compiled the results into a classroom reference book. (RS)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Middle Schools, Mnemonics
Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1982
Offers suggestions for ways to motivate reluctant readers, assign reading autobiographies, and prepare students for the SAT. (AEA)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Classroom Environment, Learning Activities, Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedHayes, David A. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes the Guided Reading and Summarizing Procedure (GRASP), a classroom procedure for teaching students how to compose summaries of their reading. Describes the basic steps needed to implement the procedure: (1) preparing the students for the lesson; (2) reading for information; (3) organizing remembered information; and (4) writing the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Strategies
Peer reviewedTaylor, Marilyn J. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Describes a self-instructional photo-study learning center on comprehension skills for remedial readers. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedGoldstein, Bobbye S. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Considers the use of cartoons for vocabulary development. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Comics (Publications), Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedHaggard, Martha Rapp – Journal of Reading, 1982
Describes an integrated, holistic approach to vocabulary development. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Learning Activities, Reading Instruction, Secondary Education
