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Peer reviewedMattleman, Marciene – Reading Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Comprehension, Context Clues, Intellectual Development, Listening Comprehension
Peer reviewedHeien, L. G. – Russian Language Journal, 1975
The article underlines the necessity for a systematic approach to the development of learning comprehension skills. Through pilot testing, two distinctly different approaches (logical vs. psychological) are compared. Given the results in favor of the psychological approach, questions concerning its implementation and what should follow are raised.…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMueller, Theodore – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Intellectual Development, Intonation
Cottrill, Tom; Alciatore, Robert T. – Western Speech, 1974
Compared were a programmed approach to a conventional approach. (CH)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, College Freshmen, Comprehension, Higher Education
Download full textDwyer, Edward J. – 1978
A study of the effects of using the MRM (message unit--verb unit--message unit) instructional system on reading comprehension was studied using 69 college freshmen, 37 in an experimental group and 32 in a control group. Both groups were engaged in a variety of activities designed to promote greater reading efficiency as a regular part of their…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Higher Education, Intellectual Development, Reading Comprehension
Manning, Phyllis J. – 1978
The language teaching method presented here is an inter-related set of techniques for teaching target comprehension skills directly to students on both university and high school levels. Three elements of the method are discussed: (1) the basics of a comprehension-based classroom; (2) the expanded speaking component; and (3) the expanded reading…
Descriptors: Comprehension, German, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
Kohl, Herb – Teacher, 1978
Skills development in reading should be balanced with reading, listening, and talking activities which focus on content and themes, so that reading comprehension is also developed. (SJL)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Elementary Education, Intellectual Development, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedSullivan, Joanna – Journal of Reading, 1978
Suggests that teachers develop techniques to teach students strategies used by good comprehenders: paraphrasing passages, sifting out meaningful word clusters, searching for supportive examples, and making deductions. (MKM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Elementary Secondary Education, High Achievement, Intellectual Development
Karsten, David M. – Didaskalos, 1971
Descriptors: Comprehension, Grammar Translation Method, Instructional Improvement, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedCulhane, Joseph W. – Reading Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Context Clues
Eitlinger, Ingrid – Fremdsprachenunterricht, 1975
Discusses the possibility of introducing the booklet "Now Listen Carefully" (Volk und Wissen, Berlin 1975), which contains 72 texts. A topical arrangement of the texts into teaching units is attempted, and hints on method are given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Comprehension, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Intellectual Development
Kerfoot, James F. – 1969
Comprehension is seen as involving meaningful communication between author and reader. Different degrees of comprehension such as literal comprehension, evaluation, reorganization, and reaction are discussed, and experience, intelligence, language development, and decoding skills are noted as important factors which influence reading…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Group Dynamics, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedManzo, Anthony V. – Reading Improvement, 1970
Descriptors: Comprehension, Directed Reading Activity, Intellectual Development, Models
Early, Margaret J. – 1968
Understanding ideas, drawing inferences, and recognizing the author's organization and purpose are teachable comprehension skills. Prereading discussions can stimulate students to think before reading, to survey the material, and to raise questions which focus attention while reading. A study guide can develop comprehension through careful…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comprehension, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Intellectual Development
Jund, Suzanne, Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1978
The articles in this journal for reading teachers stress the importance of comprehension in the reading process. The topics discussed include the following: inferences and comprehension, the learning process involved in comprehension, the gifted student and reading comprehension, the cloze procedure, language clues to reading comprehension,…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
