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ERIC Number: EJ648498
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Teaching Elementary School Students To Identify Story Themes.
Williams, Joanna P.; Lauer, Kristen D.; Hall, Kendra M.; Lord, Kathleen M.; Gugga, Sonia; Bak, Sung-Jee; Jacobs, Pamela R.; deCani, John S.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v94 n2 p235-48 Jun 2002
An instructional program focused on story theme was administered to 2nd and 3rd graders in a high-poverty school. Compared with traditional instruction, the program improved theme comprehension and identification of instructed themes in new stories. However, the program did not help students apply a theme to real-life situations or identify and apply noninstructional themes. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Grade 2, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Comprehension, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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