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Laurinen, Leena I. – 1988
Sentences are understood by outlining associative relations between the concepts representing the meanings of the words. When the words are received the activation spreads from their conceptual counterparts to the other concepts in memory, so that some implicit thoughts are often added to the mental representation of a sentence. As sentences are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Otey, Jerry A. – 1991
Drawing on methods currently employed at St. Philip's College (San Antonio, Texas), this paper describes six strategies for teaching critical reading skills to developmental students. For each of the methods presented, relevant resources are cited, a step-by-step instructional approach is provided, and the purpose and goals of the specific…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Critical Reading
