TEACHING ROMEO-AND-JULIET IN THE NONTRACKED ENGLISH CLASSROOM

Authors
ADAMS PE
Citation
Pe. Adams, TEACHING ROMEO-AND-JULIET IN THE NONTRACKED ENGLISH CLASSROOM, Journal of reading, 38(6), 1995, pp. 424-432
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
Journal of reading → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224103
Volume
38
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
424 - 432
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4103(1995)38:6<424:TRITNE>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
All high school students, irrespective of their reading ability, shoul d have opportunities to read complex literature. Techniques for improv ing comprehension in a mixed-ability English classroom are explained, including text previews, Story Impressions, Pre-Reading Plan (PReP), t hinking aloud, self-questioning based on story grammar, and reciprocal teaching. Cooperative learning strategies, writing, and discussing ar e woven into the strategies.