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Bellows, Barbara Plotkin – Journal of Reading, 1980
Provides a ready-to-use outline for an instructional unit on using analogies as a reading skill. (JT)
Descriptors: Convergent Thinking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
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Buikema, Janice L.; Graves, Michael F. – Journal of Reading, 1993
Describes a vocabulary instructional unit and the repeated encouragement, modeling, and review that helped seventh and eighth graders use context clues to learn the meanings of new words. Discusses characteristics of the instruction that contributed to its effectiveness. (SR)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
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Harbron, Matthew J.; Rivard, Joseph D. – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes a Learning Activity Portfolio designed to help high school literature students discover and explore the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Portfolios (Background Materials)
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Pearce, Daniel L.; Bader, Lois A. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Provides a teacher study questionnaire and tables for two follow-up studies (observational and field) investigating questions of improved achievement through unit construction and increase in the likelihood of teachers employing reading and writing instruction. Concludes efficacy of units on teaching techniques. (JK)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Educational Research
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Ruddiman, Joan; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1993
Offers six teaching activities suggested by teachers: addressing vocabulary development; punctuation awareness; building background knowledge for English literature; a system for notetaking; a month-long unit on African folktales; and an Alzheimer patient's response to children's literature. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Alzheimers Disease, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading
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Carnes, E. Jane – Journal of Reading, 1988
Describes a teaching unit for junior high school content area classes that is intended to provide students with effective strategies for reading nonfiction. The unit involves independent reading, research, and writing activities which culminate in the publication of student-written nonfiction books on topics of the student's choice. (SKC)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Independent Reading, Junior High Schools
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Cooter, Robert B., Jr.; Griffith, Robert – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes the Dublin model, a program which uses thematic units or individualized reading assignments to focus on popular adolescent literature and includes projects that demonstrate students' comprehension of text. Discusses the formulation, implementation, and assessment of this program. (RS)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Group Discussion, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools