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Peer reviewedO'Hear, Michael F.; Aikman, Carol C. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1996
Examines existence and placement of main ideas in non-fiction best-sellers. Concludes that writers of popular non-fiction use main ideas and place these ideas in prominent positions. Offers support for teaching main idea in reading classes. (RS)
Descriptors: Books, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Nonfiction
Peer reviewedSchumm, Jeanne Shay; And Others – Reading Research and Instruction, 1991
Determines the extent to which postsecondary reading textbooks provide an awareness of and strategies for the use of both considerate and inconsiderate text features in the reading of content area textbooks. Analyses 46 postsecondary developmental reading textbooks. Finds that substantially more strategies in these texts concern considerate text…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Postsecondary Education, Reading Materials, Remedial Reading
