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Ehrlich, Sara Zadunaisky; Stavans, Anat; Seroussi, Batia – Elementary School Journal, 2022
Spelling is a significant parameter in establishing text quality. This study aims to describe the developmental path of spelling errors in expository texts, argumentative and descriptive--written by Hebrew speaking children from second through fifth grades. Bearing in mind different genre requirements, we aimed to determine whether genre type…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Spelling, Error Patterns, Classification
Knoop-van Campen, C. A. N.; ter Doest, D.; Verhoeven, L.; Segers, E. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2022
The use of adequate reading comprehension strategies is important to read efficiently. Students with dyslexia not only read slower and less accurately, they also use fewer reading comprehension strategies. To compensate for their decoding problems, they often receive audio-support (narration written text). However, audio-support linearly guides…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Secondary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Expository Writing
Mensink, Michael C.; Kendeou, Panayiota; Rapp, David N. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2021
Compelling and interesting introductions are considered an important way of fostering reader engagement with expository-text content. But only a handful of projects have examined this prescriptive advice. In three experiments, we examined the effects of two different genres of introductions--narrative and expository--on comprehension and memory…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Literary Genres, Scientific Research, Scientific Literacy
Ben-Yehudah, Gal; Eshet-Alkalai, Yoram – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
The use of digital environments for both learning and assessment is becoming prevalent. This often leads to incongruent situations, in which the study medium (eg, printed textbook) is different from the testing medium (eg, online multiple-choice exams). Despite some evidence that incongruent study-test situations are associated with inferior…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Azizullah Mirzaei; Hanieh Shafiee Rad; Ebrahim Rahimi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
The Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) model provides a basis for integrating motivational dynamics and technological affordances into the design and implementation of instructions to maintain learner motivation and interest. Little attention has been paid to this potential in teaching the complex and often demotivating…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Nguyen, Thi Quyen – English Teaching, 2023
This study investigated the effects of processing three types of texts, namely expository texts, narrative texts, and a combination of both known as twin texts, on incidental vocabulary acquisition and retention in L2 learners. College freshmen (N = 109), who were lower to upper intermediate learners of English, were assigned into a control group…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Incidental Learning, Vocabulary Development, Retention (Psychology)
Keisey Fumero; Carla Wood – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: This study examines the written language samples of fifth grade English learner (EL) students with and without diagnosed language-based learning disabilities (LLDs) in an effort to explore the utility of such supplemental materials for aiding in differential diagnosis of ELs with and without LLDs. Method: This sample of 127 fifth grade…
Descriptors: Grammar, Verbs, Error Analysis (Language), Written Language
Kathryn A. Tremblay; Katherine S. Binder; Scott P. Ardoin; Armani Talwar; Elizabeth L. Tighe – Grantee Submission, 2021
Background: Of the myriad of reading comprehension (RC) assessments used in schools, multiple-choice (MC) questions continue to be one of the most prevalent formats used by educators and researchers. Outcomes from RC assessments dictate many critical factors encountered during a student's academic career, and it is crucial that we gain a deeper…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Eye Movements, Expository Writing, Grade 3