This article reviews the traditional concept of critical reading and then reexamines critical rea... more This article reviews the traditional concept of critical reading and then reexamines critical reading by reviewing recent reading theory and research from three areas: schema theory, metacognition, and direct instruction. What is argued is that schema and metacognitive theories have implicitly redefined the construct of critical reading. The major purpose of this article is to make the results of this
... provide support for incidental word learning, an important factor in the content areas where,... more ... provide support for incidental word learning, an important factor in the content areas where, due to lack of vocabulary instruction, students may rely on the textbook for information. However, given the greater gains by the intentional learning group, vocabulary instruction is ...
This article reviews the traditional concept of critical reading and then reexamines critical rea... more This article reviews the traditional concept of critical reading and then reexamines critical reading by reviewing recent reading theory and research from three areas: schema theory, metacognition, and direct instruction. What is argued is that schema and metacognitive theories have implicitly redefined the construct of critical reading. The major purpose of this article is to make the results of this
... provide support for incidental word learning, an important factor in the content areas where,... more ... provide support for incidental word learning, an important factor in the content areas where, due to lack of vocabulary instruction, students may rely on the textbook for information. However, given the greater gains by the intentional learning group, vocabulary instruction is ...
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