This study examined the influence of critical reading orientation on use of external strategies such as note-taking and underlining while reading an expository text. In two experiments, undergraduate students were asked either to review an article on a linguistic policy (critical reading) or to summarise it (less-critical reading). Experiment 1…

A high school English teacher discusses how she integrated three types of learning strategies (graphic organizers, note-taking styles, and summarizing techniques) into three literature units--the short story, the novel, and the epic. Students were introduced to various strategies and encouraged to select those that matched their own learning…