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Download full textSinatra, Richard; Howie, Sherry M. – 1980
Visual compositions can be used in the content areas to address comprehension problems posed by implicit factors in any content theme. The importance of a visual presentation for writing is that it can instantly portray the theme to be learned and act as a catalyst to elicit words and sentences to help explain that content theme. Stages of…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Skills, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedHittleman, Daniel R. – Childhood Education, 1985
Describes six types of illustrations most frequently used in elementary-level content area texts. Presents ideas to teachers for effectively using illustrations to support children's learning and to develop children's abilities to verbalize the information acquired from illustrations. (DST)
Descriptors: Charts, Children, Content Analysis, Content Area Reading
