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Direct linkCiecierski, Lisa M.; Bintz, William P. – Reading Teacher, 2018
This article presents the concept of tri-texts as a potential next step from paired texts following a collaborative inquiry with fifth-grade students. Paired texts are two texts intertextually connected, whereas tri-texts are three texts connected this way. The authors begin the article with a short literature review highlighting some of the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Grade 5, Teaching Methods, Text Structure
Walker, Sharryn Larsen; Walker, Natalie M. – Reading Teacher, 2018
Finding culturally relevant informational books for a classroom library can be difficult. However, expanding the definition of informational text to include procedural forms, specifically cookbooks, can enhance the cultural relevance, range, and number of books available for students to read. Reasons for placing cookbooks in the classroom library…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Textbooks, Culturally Relevant Education, Nonfiction
Peer reviewedBowler, Mike – Reading Teacher, 1978
This excerpt from the series that won the 1977 IRA Print Media Award discusses the attempts of textbook publishers to meet the current market trends and to sell in states which have an approved statewide list. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Publishing Industry, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Selection
Peer reviewedHolbrook, Hilary Taylor – Reading Teacher, 1985
Examines the quality of basal readers and textbooks, discusses some of the forces affecting textbook quality and selection, and offers suggestions for coping with less-than-adequate reading materials. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – Reading Teacher, 1979
Suggests sources which can guide schools in evaluating textbooks. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Peer reviewedJongsma, Kathleen Stumpf – Reading Teacher, 1992
Focuses on books, booklets, and position papers that would be useful reading for educators involved in making decisions about selecting materials for schools. Discusses guidelines for judging and selecting textbooks and studies and readings on textbooks. (PRA)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Elementary Education, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research
Peer reviewedCotton, Eileen G.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1988
Notes that primary and intermediate grade teachers rely heavily on basal readers for instruction and offers the advantages of and guidelines for using a skill trace approach to tracking selected skills across the program, as an evaluation strategy.NH)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedRobertson, Gail R. – Reading Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Authors, Curriculum Design, Educational Problems, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedMiller, John W. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Shows that a wide variety of textbook characteristics play a role in influencing teachers' selection process, and that some of these interact with teacher characteristics. (FL)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedGreenlinger-Harless, Carol Sue – Reading Teacher, 1987
Suggests that by using this chart, teachers can augment their reading program, and notes that the many publishers listed offer a wide range of materials according to difficulty level. (JC)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Instructional Program Divisions
