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French, Michael P. – Kansas Journal of Reading, 1991
Asserts that poetry can extend reading comprehension skills and promote basic reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, as well as creative thinking and imagery. Presents activities that provide the basis for teaching comprehension processes and writing conventions. Offers an adaptation of the Directed Reading Activity used in many basal…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Directed Reading Activity, Imagery, Learning Activities
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Giannuzzi, Michelle L.; Hudson, Floyd – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Provides a cognitive reading guide for the first four chapters of the novel, "Where the Red Fern Grows" (Rawls, 1961), that incorporates teacher-directed whole-class instruction with a student reading guide to equalize instruction for various levels of learners. Ideas for whole-class instruction are contained within the lesson plans. (CR)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Directed Reading Activity, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Reed, Keflyn Xavier – 1987
After an informal study of 589 college freshmen enrolled in reading courses at Bishop State Junior College (Alabama) revealed that most students read out-of-class assignments only sometimes because of the degree of difficulty of the reading tasks, a series of directed and structured activities was developed to promote reading comprehension. The…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Literature Appreciation, Reading Assignments, Reading Comprehension
Baumann, James F. – 1984
In direct instruction, the teacher, in a face-to-face, reasonably formal manner, tells, shows, models, demonstrates, and teaches the skill to be learned. Therefore, it is the teacher behavior aspect of classroom instruction that underpins the instructional strategy for teaching main ideas. Much has been learned about teacher behaviors that…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Directed Reading Activity, Independent Study, Reading Comprehension
Scott, Wendy; Millar, Ninian – 1984
Teachers who do not use specifically communicatively-oriented textbooks can still derive much useful communicative language work from them. A key to success is engaging the student in the reading and comprehension of the text. Class exercises that can be used as pre-reading or pre-listening activities include: (1) giving students key words or…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Carnine, Douglas; Gersten, Russell – 1983
As a first step in developing a research program that united several individual strands of comprehension research, this paper describes studies that relate to the effectiveness of direct instruction. Various sections of the paper discuss the following topics: (1) variables in the direct instruction model, (2) teacher performance variables, (3)…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Metacognition, Reader Response, Reading Comprehension
Twining, James E. – 1981
Adapting the implications of schema theory to the practical endeavors of the community college literature classroom can be readily accomplished within the framework of guided reading activities that prepare students for critical reading and analysis of short stories. Guided readings focus on what prior knowledge/experience and what aspects of…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
Twining, James E. – 1976
A child's sense of involvement in story and desire to meaningfully experience literature must be sustained and promoted if the problem of "literacy" is to be resolved. Four activities, designed as a series of stages, can enhance the literary experience of children. The first activity is reading to children--exposing them to the language…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Evaluative Thinking, Language Arts
Cooper, Minna; And Others – 1964
This guide is designed to provide seventh-grade social studies teachers with materials needed to present instruction in reading skills and to teach those facts, concepts, and attitudes which are the aim of social studies education. Entries on the subject of westward expansion and transportation in New York State are arranged by topics, and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking
Kessman, William A. – 1975
The student manual has been designed primarily for beginning students in a high school level vocational program in building maintenance. A workbook for special needs students, the document does not cover all areas of custodial training but has been written for the purpose of refining the basic skills of reading comprehension, vocabulary building,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Custodian Training, Directed Reading Activity, High School Students
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Evans, Charles S. – Social Studies, 1987
Presents a study of United States History textbooks that identifies possible shortcomings of several readability formulas as tools in determining the appropriateness of reading materials. Suggests additional factors to consider when selecting textbooks and techniques to help students understand reading materials. (AEM)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Ability
Community Science, 1987
Offers a definition of science which emphasizes methodology. Notes that authors of books can encourage scientific thinking by developing imagery, unfolding stories using critical thinking, building stories around science subjects, and developing books that unfold a story while informing the child. (TW)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Definitions
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Nist, Sherrie L.; Hynd, Cynthia R. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Describes the developmental college reading lab at the University of Georgia that is holistic and content-based, emphasizing individualized. direct instruction by qualified staff. (HOD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Higher Education
Herman, Wayne L., Jr. – 1985
Although student teaching is often recognized as the most influential component of teacher education programs, only a few studies exist outlining what happens to the student teacher in the classroom, or that relate personal characteristics to achievement in student teaching situations. This study, a follow-up of an investigation about the degree…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Individual Characteristics
Rosier, Helen Cody – 1978
The teacher's guide accompanies the student-reader workbook of "Nashdoi." Organized in the same format as the "Ch'al" and "Chaa" books, "Nashdoi" builds on the vocabulary introduced in those two readers. The consonant "x," 14 new vowel environments, 7 new diphthong environments, and 102 new words are introduced. This teacher's guide is organized…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Directed Reading Activity
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