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Peer reviewedSnider, Vicki E. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
The study found that instructing 13 learning-disabled junior high students in the necessary prior knowledge (information and vocabulary concepts) led to superior reading comprehension performance. Textually explicit text structure also improved reading comprehension. (DB)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Directed Reading Activity, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedPany, Darlene; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1982
The effects of vocabulary instruction on word knowledge and reading comprehension were investigated. Average students learned some word synonyms under all conditions except a noninstructional control condition. However, learning disabled students acquired fewer meanings across all conditions and seemed to require more direct instruction in order…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research
