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Sexton, Waynel; Beegle, Rebecca – English in Texas, 2020
Academic language is the formal language that is common in books and at school, but that students are unlikely to encounter in everyday conversations with friends and family. Not only is academic language critical to school achievement but it is also foundational for the true comprehension of contentrich subjects. Academic language should permeate…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Academic Achievement, Thinking Skills, Visual Aids
Snyder, Anne Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The ability to comprehend expository text is vital for academic and professional success; however, many students struggle with this genre. While it has been found that text structure-based graphic organizers (GOs) may assist older students in comprehending expository text, it is uncertain whether this type of scaffold is effective for…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Instructional Materials, Statistical Analysis, Control Groups
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Gately, Susan E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
It is a challenge for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to integrate language, social understanding, and emotional intent of messages to understand their social world. They often have deficits in language and social cognition and difficulty interpreting and labeling emotions and incorporating or integrating each of these aspects of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Text Structure, Protocol Analysis, Autism
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Gajria, Meenakshi; Jitendra, Asha K.; Sood, Sheetal; Sacks, Gabriell – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
This article summarizes the findings of research studies designed to improve the comprehension of expository text for students with learning disabilities. Twenty-nine studies were located that met the inclusion criteria. Interventions gleaned from the review were categorized as content enhancement (i.e., advance and graphic organizers, visual…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Expository Writing, Intervention
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Reinking, David; ChanLin, Lih-Juan – Reading Research and Instruction, 1994
Analyzes the use of graphic aids in electronic texts by using four conceptual differences distinguishing printed and electronic texts. Proposes that these four differences can act as a theoretical framework informing the use of such graphic aids. Discusses the need for and the ramifications of such a theoretical model. (HB)
Descriptors: Discourse Modes, Electronic Equipment, Graphic Arts, Higher Education
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Carriedo, Nuria; Alonso-Tapia, Jesus – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Presents the results of two studies where children were taught to identify textual cues, syntactic and semantic, in order to locate main ideas. The children also built graphic representations of these structures and were taught relevant questions to ask regarding comprehension. Results showed significant improvement, especially with older…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Content Area Reading, Context Clues
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Vidal-Abarca, Eduardo; Gilabert, Ramiro – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Describes a long-term project where middle school students were taught to visually represent key text ideas through idea-mapping techniques. Instruction was inserted in the content area curriculum along with regular textbooks and supplementary material. Positive effects were found in recall, comprehension, and learning. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development