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Direct linkFlink, Patrick – Reading Improvement, 2020
An increasing number of students are enrolling in colleges underprepared for the demands of college-level coursework. There is a need for innovative approaches for developmental reading instruction to improve long-term academic and career success. The purpose of this study was to investigate adult developmental reading students' attitudes…
Descriptors: Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Introductory Courses
Download full textBrannan, Lauren R.; Johnson, R. Burke; Giles, Rebecca M.; Kent, Andrea M. – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2020
The purpose of the present study was to explore the beliefs and practices of teachers who implement independent reading in their classrooms. Results showed that teachers who implemented independent reading believed in the importance of both the quantity and quality of student reading. The teachers' practices of independent reading showed students…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction, Reading Achievement
Preventing Summer Reading Loss for Students in Poverty: A Comparison of Tutoring and Access to Books
Bell, Sherry Mee; Park, Yujeong; Martin, Melissa; Smith, Jamie; McCallum, R. Steve; Smyth, Kelly; Mingo, Maya – Educational Studies, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine if reading achievement of students from high-poverty US schools differs as a function of participation in summer tutoring versus access to books. Data from 100 at-risk youth who participated in tutoring (n = 45) or received self-selected books (n = 55) indicated significant gains for students in both…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Poverty, Books, Tutoring
