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ERIC Number: EJ327182
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Teaching Content with Trade Books: A Strategy.
Holmes, Betty C.; Ammon, Richard I.
Childhood Education, v61 n5 p366-70 May-Jun 1985
Provides rationale for using trade books rather than textbooks for instruction in content areas. Describes a specific teaching strategy, which includes readiness, reading, and responses for encouraging the development of thinking skills and independent learning. (DST)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Individual Differences, Learning Readiness, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Selection, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Content Area Teaching; Trade Books