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Reading with a Purpose: Strategies to Interest Reluctant Readers.
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Shuman, R. Baird – Journal of Reading, 1982
Suggests that giving disabled readers assignments that involve a purpose and make reading secondary improves motivation and ability. (AEA)
Descriptors: Comics (Publications), Reading Assignments, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Open to Suggestion.
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Journal of Reading, 1984
Describes activities that use jigsaw puzzles for vocabulary building and positive reinforcement and in-class book publishing to motivate high school remedial readers. (AEA)
Descriptors: Puzzles, Reading Assignments, Reading Instruction, Remedial Reading