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ERIC Number: EJ270995
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Nov
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The Clip Sheet: More Knowledge for More Comprehension.
Cunningham, Pat
Reading Teacher, v36 n2 p228-31 Nov 1982
Argues that children develop knowledge in layers, increasing those layers each time the topic is covered. Reviews three sets of materials that provide a background of experience, vocabulary, and text structure for use in science instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Information Analyses
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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