Content Organization and Instructional Design Issues in the Development of History Texts

This article describes problems with content area textbooks, outlines difficulties for mainstreamed students with learning disabilities, and reviews ways to improve the content organization and instructional strategies of content area texts using examples from a U.S. history text. Strategies include...

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Published inLearning disability quarterly Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 235
Main Author Harniss, Mark K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.1994
Subjects
Content Analysis
Content Area Reading
Educational Strategies
Elementary Secondary Education
Instructional Design
Learning Disabilities
Textbook Content
Textbook Preparation
United States History
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Summary:This article describes problems with content area textbooks, outlines difficulties for mainstreamed students with learning disabilities, and reviews ways to improve the content organization and instructional strategies of content area texts using examples from a U.S. history text. Strategies include a problem-solution-effect text structure, unifying principles, concept maps, interspersed questions, and review questions. (JDD)
Bibliography:Special Issue on Academic Instruction.
ISSN:0731-9487
DOI:10.2307/1511076