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Remembering Is Not Necessarily Understanding in Content Areas.
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Allington, Richard L.; Strange, Michael – Reading Horizons, 1979
Suggests that content reading teachers set goals for their reading assignments as a method of helping students learn from textbooks and read the assigned material critically.
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Reading: Practice Book 5--Practice in Basic Reading Skills.
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of vocabulary development; study skills; comprehension skills; and reading in the content areas. The latter consists of reading materials divided into four major sections: social studies, science, mathematics, and literature. The vocabulary skills include word meaning in context,…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Programed Instructional Materials, Reading Assignments
Reading: Practice Book 6--Practice in Basic Reading Skills.
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of vocabulary development; study skills; comprehension skills; and reading in the content areas. The latter consists of reading materials divided into four major sections: social studies, science, mathematics, and literature. The vocabulary skills include working with synonyms,…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Programed Instructional Materials, Reading Assignments
Reading in the Social Studies Curriculum.
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Ediger, Marlow – 1998
A basic concept in reading content in the social studies is for pupils to experience adequate background information. A pupil cannot read and understand new subject matter unless prerequisites have been met. For early primary grade pupils, the Big Book concept may be used, wherein the teacher discusses the illustration in the book pertaining to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Improving the Learning of Social Studies Using Study Guides.
Richardson, Patricia Ann – 1986
A study explored whether the use of a study guide would improve students' comprehension of content area material. Two groups of students in an eighth grade social studies class were involved: students in the control group received the usual instruction--the chapter was read orally and discussed in class--while students in the experimental sample…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Grade 8
The Relationship between Students' Self-Reports of Text Studying Practices and Course Achievement.
Pace, Ann J.; And Others – 1986
An earlier study found virtually no relationship between college students' reported studying practices and various tests of reading comprehension, so a second study investigated whether different results would be obtained with an instrument based on study strategies college students actually reported using. Scores on this instrument were to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Data Analysis
Reading: Practice Book 2--Practice in Basic Reading Skills.
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of basic phonics; word structure (including compound words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, contractions, possessives, and syllables); vocabulary (including word recognition, rhyming words, and word meaning); study skills (including following directions, alphabetizing, and reading a…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics, Primary Education
Reading: Practice Book 3--Practice in Basic Reading Skills.
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of basic phonics; word structure (including compound words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, contractions, possessives, and syllables); vocabulary (including word recognition, word meaning, and rhyming words); study skills (including following directions, alphabetizing, and reading a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics
Reading: Practice Book 4--Practice in Basic Reading Skills.
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of basic phonics; word structure (including compound words, prefixes, contractions, possessives, syllabication, word meaning, similes, vocabulary in content areas, analogies, and idioms); study skills (including dictionary skills, using an encyclopedia and index, reading a map, reading…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics
Reading: Practice Book 1--Practice in Basic Reading Skills.
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of letter recognition; basic phonics; word structure (including common phonograms, compound words, contractions, possessives, plural forms, and suffixes); vocabulary (including identifying picture names, rhyming words, and word meanings); study skills (including following directions,…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics, Primary Education
Directing Thinking through Writing in Response to Reading.
Hayes, David A. – 1985
A substantial amount of literature in education and psychology supports the notion that reading combined with writing enhances comprehension and recall. To investigate how various writing tasks affect thinking, a pilot study was conducted, which produced results consistent with the hypothesis that text engagement (student interaction with written…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, High School Students, High Schools
Helping Students Learn by Reading: What Experienced Social Studies Teachers Have Learned.
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Gee, Thomas C.; Rakow, Steven J. – Social Education, 1990
Reports findings of a survey, asking 1000 secondary social studies teachers to rate 36 specialist-designed reading practices. Shows teachers value and employ these techniques: (1) provide suitable materials; (2) offer instruction and guidance; (3) develop readiness through prereading; (4) encourage recitation, discussion, and comparative reading.…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Learning Strategies, Performance Factors, Reading Assignments