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Grady, Karen – 2002
Noting a renewed interest in and dedication to the rights and needs of adolescent readers, this digest addresses the development of content area reading, discusses recent reconceptualizations of the field, and offers a new model for classroom practice. It begins with a brief description of the historical context of literacy development in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Content Area Reading, Literacy, Models
Standiford, Sally N. – 1984
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest explores the nature of students' metacomprehension, or their awareness of their own understanding, and the implications of this awareness for reading instruction. After defining metacomprehension, the digest discusses why this awareness is important to the learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Perception