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Peer reviewedYeazell, Mary I. – Reading Psychology, 1982
Indicates that including philosophical skills in the reading program of fifth-grade students led to improved reading comprehension achievement for both above and below average readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Grade 5
Peer reviewedWendelin, Karla Hawkins – Reading Psychology, 1980
Discusses children's attitudes toward humorous stories, the variables regarding children's sense of humor, and the results of a study examining the relationship between children's grade level and sex and their preference for and perception of select elements of humor. Includes a bibliography of 50 books children might find humorous. (Author/HTH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Humor
Peer reviewedReadence, John E.; Moore, David – Reading Psychology, 1979
Discusses research that indicates the value of prereading and postreading in content area reading; explains the encoding specificity principle, which is the basis of methods that present similar cues during prereading and postreading. Describes several instructional applications of this principle. (GT)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedHeller, Mary F. – Reading Psychology, 1986
Describes a directed reading and writing lesson that uses the power of the composing process throughout content area lessons to enhance reading comprehension. Uses a fifth grade science lesson as a model. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Directed Reading Activity, Grade 5
