CHANGING TEXTS, CHANGING THINKING - COMPREHENSION DEMANDS OF NEW SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS

Authors
WALPOLE S
Citation
S. Walpole, CHANGING TEXTS, CHANGING THINKING - COMPREHENSION DEMANDS OF NEW SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS, The Reading teacher, 52(4), 1999, pp. 358-369
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
The Reading teacher → ACNP
ISSN journal
00340561
Volume
52
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
358 - 369
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-0561(1999)52:4<358:CTCT-C>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
New texts in the content areas and a constructivist understanding of c omprehension demand new emphases in instruction in the content areas. This article examines textbook changes and offers helpful teaching sug gestions.