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Making Headlines Come Alive: Using Current Events to Promote Study Skills and Literacy Growth in a Developmental Reading Classroom.
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Myers, Eleanor L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1999
Describes the experience of one developmental reading class instructor in using articles from current event publications to foster problem solving, synthesis and analysis, and perspective-taking. Discusses the assignments given to the students and the process used for evaluating student work. Includes a six-step demonstration of study strategies.…
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