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Peer reviewedAlvermann, Donna E.; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1990
Characterizes middle school teachers' discussions of assigned readings from a variety of content area materials. Finds that the teachers' purpose appeared to influence the type of discussion they conducted and that their actual discussions seldom resembled their articulated abstract definitions of a good discussion. (KEH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Content Area Reading, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Middle Schools
Farren, Sean – 1984
A review of several classroom observation and survey studies of comprehension instruction, content area reading for homework, and aspects of reading assignments raises the question of whether enough is being done in Irish schools to develop critical reading competency. It appears from these studies that many students are being left to their own…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
