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Peer reviewedPressley, Michael; And Others – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1994
Describes a comprehension strategies instruction program called Students Achieving Independent Learning (SAIL). Relates the program to reader response and transactional theories of reading. Shows how the program works in one school system. Compares SAIL with basal series instruction programs. (HB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Epistemology
Peer reviewedWhimbey, Arthur; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1980
Describes a summer program for prefreshman science students entering Xavier University, designed to develop their problem-solving and academic abilities by emphasizing the connection between reading comprehension and analytical skills. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Educational Research
