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Effects Of A Content Area Reading Course On Teacher Attitudes And Practices, Ezra Stieglitz
Effects Of A Content Area Reading Course On Teacher Attitudes And Practices, Ezra Stieglitz
Ezra L Stieglitz
Efforts have been made during the past 10 years to develop the teaching skills of secondary teachers In the area of reading. Not just those designated as reading specialists but other secondary teachers have been called upon to devote more attention to reading skill development in their classes.
Improving Teacher Discourse In A Reading Lesson, Ezra Stieglitz, William Oehlkers
Improving Teacher Discourse In A Reading Lesson, Ezra Stieglitz, William Oehlkers
Ezra L Stieglitz
According to the Reading Report Card, teachers need to place more emphasis on teaching higher order comprehension skills and strategies. This advice (Educational Testing Service, 1985) was based on four national assesments of the reading achievement of American school children during the period 1970-84. Assesed were representative samples of 9, 13, and 17 year olds in school. In order to understand how well students can read, participants were given a wide range of materials and asked quations requiring a variety of reading skills and strategies.