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Aukerman, Maren S. – Research in the Teaching of English, 2007
This study offers an alternative to traditional notions of scaffolding for reading comprehension by tracing the evolution of a fifth-grade small group literature conversation in which the teacher sought to displace himself as "primary knower" (Berry, 1981) in the conversation. The study examines how the teacher shared evaluation with his…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Ney, James W. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1974
Sentence-combining exercises improve the psycholinguistic abilities of students developmentally ready to profit from them, by developing language skills used in the writing process. (JH)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Developmental Psychology, Elementary School Students, Language Ability