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Beerwinkle, Andrea L.; Owens, Julie; Hudson, Alida – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2021
This study examined the comprehension skills and strategies presented in current reading textbooks used within the United States as a means of describing a contributor to the ecological component of reading. The ways in which comprehension skills and strategies are distributed across genres as well as connected to the National Reading Panel…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Textbooks, Textbook Content
Bouffler, Chrystine – Australian Journal of Reading, 1984
It has been customary to simplify texts to increase their readability for young readers. Recent studies suggest that it is the predictability of texts that is the key to their readability and that simplification may actually create problems for the reader. (RBW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
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Beck, Isabel L.; McKeown, Margaret G. – Language Arts, 1991
Discusses the use of content area textbooks and indicates that content textbooks are difficult for students to understand because the books generally are not well written. Offers solutions for how to use content textbooks and illustrates how lessons can be created through the integration of tradebooks and through discussions in which critical…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Comprehension
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Noonan, James – Early Child Development and Care, 1990
Raises issues concerning pupils' interactions with mathematics textbooks. Discusses problems related to effective reading and the ability to interpret graphs, diagrams, and symbols. (NH)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Readability