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Peer reviewedJones, Margaret B. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1976
Investigation of the effect of establishing purposes for reading upon reading comprehension showed that neither specific nor general reading directions appeared to affect performance and that purpose-setting directions served to discriminate between intentional and incidental information only for above-grade-level readers.
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedGagne, Ellen D.; Memory, David – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
This study was designed to establish the generalizability of the claimed effectiveness of several prereading instructions in enhancing either specific types of comprehension or overall comprehension. (HOD)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
