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Publication Date: 1991
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Helping ESL Students Cope with Content-Based Texts.
Early, Margaret; Tang, Gloria M.
TESL Canada Journal, v8 n2 p34-44 Mar 1991
Proposes the use of key visuals as a technique to prepare students to read content text. Based on a specific language and content conceptual framework, the use of clear visuals as a prereading strategy acknowledges the role of schema theory in the reading process. (34 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, English (Second Language), Prior Learning, Reading Processes, Reading Strategies, Secondary Education, Visual Aids
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