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Direct linkFrey, Nancy; Fisher, Douglas; Hernandez, Ted – Voices from the Middle, 2003
The ability to write tight, concise, and accurate summaries of texts is often a struggle for our students. With specific focus on precis writing, the authors used the GIST (Generating Interaction between Schemata and Text) learning strategy to increase comprehension of expository texts. By breaking down texts into logical sections and writing…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Writing Instruction, Middle Schools
