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Walker, Becky; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1987
Encourages use of the newspaper for adults to improve their reading skills and to practice applying academic skills to problem solving. (NKA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Class Activities
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Carr, Eileen; Ogle, Donna – Journal of Reading, 1987
Adds mapping and summarization to the K-W-L (know, want to know, learned) strategy to produce a reading-thinking strategy, equally helpful to remedial and nonremedial high school students for content area textbooks. (NKA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Independent Study, Learning Activities
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Heller, Mary F. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes a teacher modeling technique whose purpose is to form a comprehensive approach to modeling metacognitive strategies through direct explanation of the reading comprehension process. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Learning Strategies
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Baumann, James F.; Ballard, Peg Quigley – Journal of Reading, 1987
Introduces a two-step instructional model that promotes independence in reading comprehension by transferring responsibility for strategy use to the students throughout the course of instruction. Includes extended examples. (NKA)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Reading, Grade 11, Instructional Systems