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Reading Course-Readings in Educational Leadership for All Their Worth: Tending to the Three Worlds of the Text
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Johnson, Bob L., Jr. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2019
The intent of this essay is to provoke thought on how to increase the impact of course readings on individual and group learning. A set of strategies for tapping the generative potential of texts that build on the interpretive insights of Gadamer and Ricoeur is provided. "Generative potential" refers to the ability of a text to generate…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Teaching Methods, Reading Materials, Reading Strategies
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.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Literacy Education
Toward Better Use of Improved Textbooks (ERIC/RCS).
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Cousin, Patricia Tefft – Reading Research and Instruction, 1989
Recommends teaching suggestions which focus on three broad areas: (1) strategies for teaching textbook organization; (2) strategies for using graphics to organize the information covered in the text; and (3) the use of an integrated approach to content area teaching. Cites studies to support these recommendations. (MG)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Graphic Organizers, Integrated Activities, Integrated Curriculum