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Matsumura, Lindsay Clare; Wang, Elaine; Correnti, Richard – Reading Teacher, 2016
Research shows that cognitively demanding text-based writing assignments increase students' reading comprehension skills and analytic writing competencies. In this article, we describe the steps that upper-elementary grade teachers can take to develop cognitively demanding assignments that build these higher-level literacy skills and put students…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, College Readiness, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension
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Brown, Sally – Reading Teacher, 2013
This article documents the experiences of a diverse group of second grade students during a nine week unit of study focused on graphic stories. The project begins as the class is immersed in reading graphic stories designed for young readers. Images, written text, and dialog are utilized to scaffold reading comprehension and to practice fluency.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Reading Instruction, Cartoons
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Fiene, Judy; McMahon, Susan – Reading Teacher, 2007
Standardized tests are increasingly used to determine students' growth in reading comprehension. In some U.S. school districts, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 has led to a focus on multiple-choice questions to better prepare students for these types of tests. Even though such questions can provide some important information, they do not…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Federal Legislation, Specialists, Standardized Tests
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Gauthier, Lane Roy – Reading Teacher, 1989
Presents a strategy to improve students' comprehension of content material by having them read, discuss, and give written responses to items pertaining to short content texts. (MG)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Intermediate Grades
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Ketch, Ann – Reading Teacher, 2005
Conversation is a basis for critical thinking. It is the thread that ties together cognitive strategies and provides students with the practice that becomes the foundation for reading, writing, and thinking. In recent years, proficient reader research has yielded information about what good readers do as they comprehend text. This article provides…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Reading Comprehension, Thinking Skills, Group Discussion