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Gregory, Anne E.; Cahill, Mary Ann – Reading Teacher, 2010
Comprehension strategy instruction has been widely studied in the past 10 years. We now know that students who actively engage and interact with text using particular cognitive strategies are more likely to understand and remember more of what they have read. Students who use these strategies are able to access knowledge that is outside the realm…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Kindergarten, Inferences, Teaching Methods
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Morgan, Denise N.; Williams, Jeffery L. – Reading Teacher, 2007
Writers carefully include critical information in the opening lines of their chapters, but students often gloss over these beginning sentences, missing information that could help them better comprehend the text. To address this concern, the authors created a strategy that prompts students to examine the opening lines of chapters, helping readers…
Descriptors: Sentences, Learning Strategies, Reading Improvement, Reading Strategies
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Lehr, Fran – Reading Teacher, 1987
Defines story grammar, reviews pertinent research, and describes classroom activities based on research findings. (NKA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cohesion (Written Composition), Elementary Education