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ERIC Number: EJ594940
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
Helping Middle School Students Learn with Social Studies Texts.
Harmon, Janis M.; Katims, David S.; Whittington, D'Ette
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v32 n1 p70-75 Sep-Oct 1999
Describes a comprehension-enhancement strategy for social studies reading, the PEP (Person, Event, Place) Road Map Instructional Framework, that can help middle school students with reading difficulties. The implementation of the PEP Road Map strategies with 27 minority-group students with learning disabilities resulted in academically significant gains. (CR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Middle Schools, Minority Group Children, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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