The Effects of Teaching a Summary Skills Strategy to Students Identified as Learning Disabled on Their Comprehension of Science Text.

Nelson, J. Ron; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ459505

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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The Effects of Teaching a Summary Skills Strategy to Students Identified as Learning Disabled on Their Comprehension of Science Text.

Nelson, J. Ron; And Others

Education and Treatment of Children, v15 n3 p228-43 Aug 1992

Effects of a summary skills learning strategy on the comprehension of science text were examined with five elementary-age urban minority students with learning disabilities participating in a summer remedial program. The strategy produced clear improvement in comprehension which was associated with similar improvements in the completeness of the written summaries. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Minority Groups, Reading Comprehension, Remedial Instruction, Science Materials, Sciences, Study Skills, Summer Programs, Teaching Methods, Textbooks, Urban Education, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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