An Intervention to Improve the Comprehension of Primary-grade At-risk Students by Providing Text Structure Instruction Embedded in Social Studies Content

Purpose: Students with reading disabilities may demonstrate comprehension problems for a number of reasons, including a lack of skill in relevant cognitive strategies such as the use of text structure. Readers without knowledge of text structure often do not approach text with any plan of action. Research suggests that identifying and using text structure can be an important tool for organizing reading and writing.