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Flippo, Rona F., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
In "Reading Researchers in Search of Common Ground, Second Edition", Rona F. Flippo revisits her study, in which she set out to find common ground among experts in the much-fragmented field of reading research. The original edition, featuring contributions from participants in the study, commentary from additional distinguished literacy scholars…
Descriptors: Expertise, Writing (Composition), Reading Research, Comparative Analysis
Kruidenier, John R.; MacArthur, Charles A.; Wrigley, Heide S. – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
The Adult Literacy Research Working Group (ALRWG), a panel of experts on adult reading research and practice, was established by the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) in collaboration with the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). It was part of the Institute's efforts to provide educators, parents and others…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Basic Education
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McConaugh, Stephanie H. – Language Arts, 1982
Discusses distinctions between story grammar and schemata, arguing that knowledge of these two concepts has its best educational applications when placed within a developmental perspective. Provides a theoretical framework for story comprehension questioning strategies for teachers. (HTH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Questioning Techniques
Lohman, Lisa – 1983
A study investigated the attitudes normal and disabled readers have toward reading to determine if differences existed between the two groups. Subjects, 40 normal readers and 40 students from remedial classes in grades 3 through 6, each completed the Estes Attitude scale. The results indicated a significant difference in attitudes toward reading…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Reading Attitudes
Christine, Charles T.; And Others – 1982
Thirty-two children aged 7 to 12 participated in a study to determine the reliability of the Ekwall Reading Inventory (ERI) and the Classroom Reading Inventory (CRI). The children were randomly assigned to take one of the two inventories, which were administered by four different specially trained teachers. The study used a test-retest design, in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Interrater Reliability
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Share, David L. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1990
Presents results of a study comparing self-correction rates among good and poor readers in a reading level design that controlled text difficulty. Reports no significant differences between the groups when reading identical passages at equivalent error rates. Concludes that self-correction rates correlate with reading accuracy but not…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Oral Reading, Primary Education
Caster, Tonja Root – 1982
A review was conducted of 16 research studies evaluating the effectiveness of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in teaching reading and language arts in the elementary school. The studies were of what K. A. Hall has termed "interactive instruction," which includes drill and practice as well as tutoring. Of the studies reviewed, 13 used at least…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Searls, Evelyn F. – 1985
The revised version of this monograph serves two purposes: (1) to describe what the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) measures with regard to reading/learning disability in the light of current findings, and (2) to summarize research with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and WISC-R as related to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Shipman, Dorothy A.; Warncke, Edna W. – 1984
A study was conducted to determine whether informal group assessment instruments could be used effectively to provide the same type of reading achievement information as that secured from informal individual instruments. The researchers developed group instruments comparable to individual instruments, including a group reading inventory for grades…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Group Testing
Balajthy, Ernest – 1984
A variety of reading process models have been proposed and evaluated in reading research. Traditional approaches to model evaluation specify the workings of a system in a simplified fashion to enable organized, systematic study of the system's components. Following are several statistical methods of model evaluation: (1) empirical research on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Kalaja, Paula – 1986
Research on content area reading in English as a second language (ESL) has focused on the psycholinguistic and educational aspects of reading. Psycholinguistic research has found that reading comprehension is not solely a result of text variables such as sentence complexity and length or vocabulary, but is largely dependent on reader variables,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Hill, Charles H. – 1983
A study examined the effects of "round robin reading" (RRR) as an instructional procedure in social studies. Specifically, the study asked whether an oral textbook presentation had a significant effect on learning social studies material and if grade level, reading level, social studies knowledge, and gender significantly affected the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Intermediate Grades, Learning Strategies
Danks, Joseph H. – 1982
The readings in this collection were prepared to accompany a report of a series of experiments conducted to determine what information readers, both skilled adults and children beginning to read, use when they read to understand a story. Titles of the readings are are (1) "Oral Reading: Does It Reflect Decoding or Comprehension?" (2)…
Descriptors: Adults, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Smith, Cyrus F., Jr.; Harrison, Margaret Drumm – 1983
To determine if different graded word lists can be used interchangeably for assessment purposes, and to determine if age, grade, or sex affects performance on the different graded word lists, a study examined the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT), Levels I and II, the San Diego Quick Assessment, and the Graded Word Reading Test by F.J. Schonell.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Males
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Sullivan, Joanna – Reading Teacher, 1986
Discusses the Global Method of reading instruction, which is used worldwide and which is based upon the belief that reading is a part of a language-based process, incorporating all of the communication skills. Examines its similarities to LEA, as well as its differences, and explains its advantages as a content area reading technique. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Educational Theories, Elementary Education
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