Graphic Organizers: An Integral Component to Facilitate Comprehension during Basal Reading Instruction.

Kirylo, James D.; Millet, Courtney P.

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ERIC Number: EJ619527

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Graphic Organizers: An Integral Component to Facilitate Comprehension during Basal Reading Instruction.

Kirylo, James D.; Millet, Courtney P.

Reading Improvement, v37 n4 p179-86 Win 2000

Discusses briefly the process of comprehension. Argues that graphic organizers can be used as a practical tool while using basal readers, tapping into prior knowledge, cultivating active participation, and fostering an understanding of conceptual relationships, thus leading to a facilitation of comprehension. (SR)

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Graphic Organizers, Instructional Improvement, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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