CRISS- Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Jitendra, A.K. (April 2011). Reading Comprehension Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities. Focus on Exceptional Children, Vol. 43 Issue 8, p1-16, 16p.

Students with learning disabilities require unique strategies for accessing knowledge. The article addresses text enhancement strategies available to teachers such as graphic organizers, story maps, mnemonic illustrators, story guides and computer aided instruction. Assistance in main idea development, questioning, and summarization can also help students. Guidance for remedial reading comprehension instruction.

Kathleen, K.M. (2001). A primary subject goes secondary. Education Week, 20(31), 13-13,17.

Examines the methods used in a Florida high school to incorporate reading into the curriculum. Conclusions of student academic competencies show that some students were ill prepared for complex reading tasks after the fourth grade. The most successful schools shared these characteristics: varied lessons plans and academic content, test preparation embedded into instruction, teachers focused beyond the classroom and active...
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