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Download full textElster, Charles A.; Simons, Herbert D. – 1990
This study addressed four research questions: (1) Can first graders comprehend and explain cohesive ties in reading?; (2) Can first graders comprehend and explain ungrammatical or ambiguous cohesive items in reading?; (3) Is the control of cohesive elements in reading related to measures of reading achievement in first grade?; and (4) What…
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Connected Discourse, Grade 1, Primary Education
Licari, Rosanne – 1990
A study compared the teaching methods of basal readers to writing/reading integration as they effect reading comprehension. Forty fourth-grade students from an urban area of New England completed the Reading Comprehension Subtest of the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) for grade 3 as a pretest. A control group of 20 students were…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Educational Research, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Peery, Rebecca – 1996
A study determined the effect of shared writing activities on reading comprehension. The subjects, 40 second- and third-grade students from a suburban school in Mercer County, West Virginia, completed the Reading Comprehension Subtest of the Comprehension Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) for grade 2 as a pretest. A control group of 20 students were…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension
Pedigo, Patricia; De Santi, Roger J. – 1986
To determine the most accurate group-administered measure of reading achievement, a study explored variations of the cloze and maze procedures with second grade students who were native English speakers or who were being taught English as a second language. Subjects--108 second grade volunteers (1% American Indian, 49% Asian, 39.8% Black, 1%…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Grade 2
Dillon, Patty H. – 1997
A study compared an integrated language arts reading program and a strong phonics basal reading program. Subjects were first graders from five eastern Greenbrier County schools in West Virginia. The control group consisted of students in 15 classrooms, during the 1994-95 school year, when a strong phonics basal reading program was taught and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness, Integrated Curriculum
Zafirau, S. James – 1988
Fifth in a series of studies examining reading discrepancies in Cleveland, Ohio public schools, this report analyzed the spring 1986-1987 reading data so that accurate and usable information and recommendations would be available to decision-makers for related planning, curriculum design, and implementation functions of the district. Students in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
