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ERIC Number: EJ291354
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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The Effects of Text Structure Instruction on Middle-Grade Students' Comprehension and Production of Expository Text.
Taylor, Barbara M.; Beach, Richard W.
Reading Research Quarterly, v19 n2 p134-46 Win 1984
Investigates the effectiveness of a hierarchical summary procedure used after reading social studies material. Concludes that the procedure enhanced students' recall for relatively unfamiliar, but not relatively familiar, social studies text and had a positive effect on the quality of their expository writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Recall (Psychology), Skill Development, Study Skills, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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