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North Central Regional Educational Lab., Elmhurst, IL. – 1991
This compilation explains the Strategic Reading Project (SRP), a long-term staff development project for schools committed to improving their students' ability to read strategically. Noting that the SRP has been designed for elementary schools, the compilation points out that the project is adaptable to high schools. The Project Team Notebook in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Metacognition, Prior Learning, Program Descriptions

Brabham, Edna Greene; Villaume, Susan Kidd – Reading Teacher, 2002
Blends the authors' voices with those of RTEACHER listerv members to explore the good and bad news about leveled text. Suggests the concept has involved teachers in questioning how they select texts for reading instruction; but the greatest challenge is a shift in emphasis from acquiring extensive collections of leveled books to learning more…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection

Gordon, Christine J. – Reading Horizons, 1990
Suggests modeling of thought processes with expository text structure as one method of promoting strategic reading with students. Explains that modeling involves explaining the kinds of strategies used and the reasoning involved in the process of making sense of text. (MG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Modeling (Psychology), Reading Instruction, Reading Processes

Bakken, Jeffrey P.; Whedon, Craig K. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002
This article discusses how to teach children with mild disabilities to identify the five different types of expository text structures: main idea, list, order, compare/contrast, and classification. It then explains a strategy for each text structure type that can be taught to children to improve comprehension in content area classes. (Contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Learning Disabilities, Mild Disabilities
North Central Regional Educational Lab., Oak Brook, IL. – 2002
Researchers have found that readers they described as "strategic" had a purpose for reading, that they monitored their comprehension as they read, and they reflected on their reading. Although most readers have grasped fundamental reading processes by age 12, they still do not have well-articulated concepts about effective strategies to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Intermediate Grades, Metacognition, Middle Schools
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1997
Encouraging teachers to utilize procedures and techniques that help their students become active, willing lifelong readers, this handbook has been compiled to serve as a guide for integrating the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment's (PSSA) definition of reading as a dynamic, interactive process into classroom practice. The handbook…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement
Dickson, Shirley V.; And Others – 1995
Research-based instructional priorities for text organization and curriculum design are reviewed, with special attention to the needs of diverse learners. Research indicates that the physical presentation of text and text structure help students learn information in textbooks and reading materials. Students can apply their awareness of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Reader Text Relationship

Raphael, Taffy E.; Englert, Carol Sue – Reading Teacher, 1990
Describes the Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing (CSIW) program by discussing: (1) knowledge bases that are useful for expository writing and reading; (2) features of instruction inherent in CSIW that help build knowledge for successful writing and reading; and (3) the effect of CSIW on students' expository writing and reading. (MG)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Reading Comprehension

Schirmer, Barbara R. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Discusses strategies that teachers can use to support children with and without disabilities in comprehending reading material. Factors contributing to text readability, language learning for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and strategies for in-class text reading and independent text reading are described. (CR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Classroom Techniques, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education

Lubelska, Diana – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1991
Sample materials designed to enable advanced learners to read more effectively for academic purposes are presented that focus learners' attention on the role of various cohesive devices in relating parts of a text. Discovery exercises applied to an authentic text show learners ways the devices can help them understand the text. (13 references)…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Cohesion (Written Composition), Instructional Materials, Reader Text Relationship

Dickson, Shirley V.; And Others – LD Forum, 1995
Six instructional design principles are recommended to enable students with learning disabilities to comprehend and compose expository materials. The instructional principles are illustrated using the compare/contrast text structure. Charts provide examples and clarification of the strategies. (SW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Instructional Design