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| Journal of Reading | 4 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
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Peer reviewedMcAloon, Noreen – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes how content area teachers balked at the need for prereading activities. Discusses how the teacher realized the importance of such activities through a variety of inservice activities. (RS)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Prior Learning, Reading Processes
Peer reviewedLanger, Judith A. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Explains how a teacher can prepare students to read content area material by helping them bring prior knowledge about a topic to memory. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Prior Learning, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Peer reviewedWeech, Judith – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes activities used in a 12th-grade literature classroom that develops students' prior knowledge to help them connect to the literature before reading it. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 12, High Schools, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedDavis, Susan J. – Journal of Reading, 1990
Describes the Thematic Experience Approach, designed to build on positive experiences that enlarge the high school dropout's perspective while building self-esteem, background knowledge, and reading ability. Describes a sample unit dealing with legal rights as presented in a history class, a futures class, and two language arts classes. (RS)
Descriptors: High Risk Students, High School Equivalency Programs, High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach
