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Textual Problems and Instructional Solutions: Strategies for Enhancing Learning from Published History Textbooks.
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Harniss, Mark K.; Dickson, Shirley V.; Kinder, Diane; Hollenbeck, Keith L. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2001
Notes that teachers and students with and without disabilities often struggle to use history textbooks effectively. Explores current concerns (e.g. text structure, readability) regarding history textbooks and provides recommendations for modifying instruction to improve students' acquisition of history knowledge. Reports adaptations in content and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Strategies, History Textbooks, Instructional Effectiveness
Integrating Reading and Writing To Teach Compare-Contrast Text Structure: A Research-based Methodology.
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Dickson, Shirley – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Proposes an instructional approach for teaching compare-contrast composition within a social studies context. Notes dimensions of this approach (based on research involving students with and without learning difficulties) concern text structure, writing process, and integrated reading and writing. Presents examples of lesson plans and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Integrated Activities, Lesson Plans