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ERIC Number: EJ503063
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
Interactive Reading Instruction: A Comparison of Proximal and Distal Effects of Instructional Conversations.
Echevarria, Jana
Exceptional Children, v61 n6 p536-52 May 1995
This study compared traditional instruction (basal approach) with an interactive instructional conversation (IC) approach for enhancing the language and concept development of five Hispanic students (ages 7-9) with learning disabilities. Proximal measures indicated higher levels of discourse and greater participation with IC, whereas distal indexes yielded uneven results. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Concept Formation, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Hispanic Americans, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instructional Conversation; Zone of Proximal Development