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Peer reviewedSnider, Vicki E. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
The study found that instructing 13 learning-disabled junior high students in the necessary prior knowledge (information and vocabulary concepts) led to superior reading comprehension performance. Textually explicit text structure also improved reading comprehension. (DB)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Directed Reading Activity, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedMealey, Donna L.; Nist, Sherrie L. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Examines the theoretical and research perspectives (including metacognition, schema theory, and text structure) related to the direct instruction of comprehension at the college level for developmental readers. Concludes that many such strategies are not grounded in solid research bases and recommends that future research focus on the…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Directed Reading Activity, Graphic Organizers, Higher Education
