The Effects of Explicit Instruction of Expository Text Structure Incorporating Graphic Organizers on the Comprehension of Third-grade Students

Findings from this study revealed third-grade students can improve their expository text comprehension when given explicit instruction incorporating graphic organizers. Further, this study suggested the importance of creating a collaborative environment with appropriate scaffolded instruction. Outcomes in rhetorical pattern knowledge, graphic organizers, and scaffolded instruction, all support future research concerning pedagogically sound instructional methods for providing expository text instruction to students of all ages.

Success in work and society depends largely upon the ability to comprehend this
type of text (Duffy & Roehler, 1989; Durkin, 1993). However, there is ample
research to suggest that many children are not learning to read and write
expository ...