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Ray, Melissa N.; Meyer, Bonnie J. F. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2011
In this review of literature we examine empirical research of individual differences in younger readers' knowledge and use of expository text structures. The goal of this review is to explore the influence of reader and text characteristics in order to better understand the instructional needs of elementary school readers. First we review research…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Knowledge Level, Expository Writing, Literature Reviews
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Hall, Kendra M.; Sabey, Brenda L.; McClellan, Michelle – Reading Psychology an international quarterly, 2005
This study investigated the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to teach expository text comprehension during guided reading. Participants included 72 second graders in six classrooms, organized into four guided reading groups in each class (n = 24). The six classes were randomly assigned to one of three groups: Text Structure,…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Text Structure, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods
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Goldman, Susan R.; Murray, John D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1992
In 3 experiments, a total of 48 native English speaking and 55 English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) college students chose alternatives to replace missing logical connectors in expository passages. Differences in meaning and use of the four connector types and implications for improving ESL programing are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), College Students, English (Second Language), Expository Writing