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ERIC Number: EJ442319
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Fostering Children's Revision Skills through Training in Comprehension Monitoring.
Beal, Carole R.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n2 p275-80 Jun 1990
Two studies involving 138 third graders and 18 fifth and sixth graders examined whether children's ability to revise problematic texts could be enhanced through training in a comprehension monitoring strategy. Results show that acquiring a strategy can help children make appropriate revisions to improve the text's comprehension. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Revision (Written Composition), Skill Development, Training, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Comprehension Monitoring; Self Questioning Strategies