Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ532146
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Main Ideas in Best-Sellers: A New Look at an Old Problem.
O'Hear, Michael F.; Aikman, Carol C.
Reading Research and Instruction, v35 n4 p315-22 Sum 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, Popular Culture, Reading Research, Text Structure
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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