Using a Model of Direct Instruction to Teach Summary Writing in a College Reading Class.

Casazza, Martha E.

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ERIC Number: EJ472373

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Publication Date: 1993

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Using a Model of Direct Instruction to Teach Summary Writing in a College Reading Class.

Casazza, Martha E.

Journal of Reading, v37 n3 p202-08 Nov 1993

Describes using a model of direct instruction, called EMQA (Explanation, Modeling, Questioning, and Application), as a framework for teaching the rules of summary writing. Argues that teaching students to summarize increases their comprehension of expository text. (SR)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Models, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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