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The Importance of Early Phonics Improvements for Predicting Later Reading Comprehension
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Double, Kit S.; McGrane, Joshua A.; Stiff, Jamie C.; Hopfenbeck, Therese N. – British Educational Research Journal, 2019
The role of phonics instruction in early reading development has been the subject of significant conjecture. Recently, England implemented a phonics screening check to assess the phonetic decoding of 6-year-old students, to ensure that all students master this foundational literacy skill and attain adequate phonemic awareness in the early years of…
Descriptors: Phonics, Prediction, Reading Comprehension, Achievement Tests
Moving from Recitation to Open-Format Literature Discussion in Chinese Classrooms
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Cheng, Yahua; Zhang, Jie; Li, Hong; Anderson, Richard; Ding, Fengjiao; Nguyen-Jahiel, Kim; Shu, Hua; Wu, Xinchun – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2015
A study involving 106 fourth graders and two teachers from a school in Beijing investigated the impact of a peer-led, open-format discussion approach, called collaborative reasoning (CR), on students' reading comprehension and teacher's professional learning. Mixed results of effects of CR on children's reading comprehension were found. After…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
Lessons Learnt: Observation of Grade 4 Reading Comprehension Teaching in South African Schools across the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006 Achievement Spectrum
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Zimmerman, Lisa – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2014
The evidence of the huge challenges of literacy development faced by South African learners is primarily gleaned from the results of learners' external assessments. There is little research which explores, in-depth, the strategies used by teachers to teach reading literacy and reading comprehension specifically. Questions remain about what is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Grade 4, International Assessment
Reading Cooperatively or Independently? Study on ELL Student Reading Development
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Liu, Siping; Wang, Jian – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
This study examines the effectiveness of cooperative reading teaching activities and independent reading activities for English language learner (ELL) students at 4th grade level. Based on simple linear regression and correlational analyses of data collected from two large data bases, PIRLS and NAEP, the study found that cooperative reading…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
Developing Basic and Higher Level Reading Processing Skills: Exploring an Instructional Framework with the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006 Database
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Deasy, Michael Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Concern over worldwide literacy rates prompted the United Nations to establish the UN Literacy Decade (2003-2012) with one area of focus being to provide support to schools to develop effective literacy programs (UNESCO, 2005). This study addressed the area of providing support to schools to develop effective literacy programs by exploring the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Predictor Variables
The Relation between Elementary Students' Recreational and Academic Reading Motivation, Reading Frequency, Engagement, and Comprehension: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
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De Naeghel, Jessie; Van Keer, Hilde; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Rosseel, Yves – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Research indicates the need to further examine the dimensions of reading motivation. A clear theoretical basis is necessary for conceptualizing reading motivation and considering contextual differences therein. The present study develops and validates the SRQ-Reading Motivation, a questionnaire measuring recreational and academic reading…
Descriptors: Validity, Measurement, Reading Comprehension, Construct Validity