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Direct linkMenahem Yeari; Adi Hadad; Ofra Korat – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Numerous studies have examined the positive and negative effects of various types of interactions that occur while children view electronic book (e-book) stories. However, the effects of the different types of interactions have not been compared, and more importantly, the optimal amount and reoccurrence of these interactions on children has not…
Descriptors: Electronic Books, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Story Reading
Fitnat Gürgil Ulusoy; Mustafa Ulusoy – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
This experimental study investigates the effects of retelling, reading response, and combined retelling and reading response activities that second-grade students participated in after watching digital stories on their reading attitudes and narrative comprehension levels. In this pre-test--post-test control group design, 140 students, composed of…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Electronic Learning, Reading Attitudes, Narration
Álvaro Jáñez; Javier Rosales; Raquel De Sixte; Marta Ramos – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
The Home Literacy model predicts different outcomes depending on formal and informal literacy practices carried out at home. However, this model does not explicitly consider the potential differences that the media (paper vs. tablets) in which these practices are carried out can have on performance. The present study explored this issue.…
Descriptors: Young Children, Family Environment, Family Literacy, Handheld Devices
Costanza Ruffini; Eleonora Pizzigallo; Chiara Pecini; Laura Bertolo; Barbara Carretti – Reading Research Quarterly, 2025
It is acknowledged the need for interventions to improve reading comprehension and its cognitive underpinnings, such as executive functions. The present study implemented a computerized cognitive training for enhancing reading comprehension in primary school children through EF activities embedded in text comprehension exercises. 263 third and…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Computer Assisted Instruction, Training, Reading Instruction
Abdulrahman Almalki; Mohammed Alzahrani – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
The current study was set to explore the influence of the first (L1) and second (L2) language group discussions on L2 reading comprehension. It also explored two sub-elements that were considered vital to L2 reading comprehension: (a) text genre recognition and (b) character and author's intention and perspective. Participants were 21 college…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Males, Reading Comprehension
Download full textAbdul Karim; Thapanee Khemanuwong; Tanjila Ferdous; Tasnova Humaira; Shahin Sultana; Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
The current study examines the role of gender, socioeconomic status, and region in predicting the reading comprehension of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Based on the relevant literature, three hypotheses have been formulated, which entail three independent variables (gender, socioeconomic status, and region) and the dependent…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Geographic Regions, Reading Comprehension
Briley L. Lewis; Abygail R. Waggoner; Emma Clarke; Alison L. Crisp; Mark Dodici; Graham M. Doskoch; Michael M. Foley; Ryan Golant; Skylar Grayson; Sahil Hegde; Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas; Charles J. Law; R. R. Lefever; Ishan Mishra; Mark Popinchalk; Sabina Sagynbayeva; Samantha L. Wong; Wei Yan; Kaitlyn L. Ingraham Dixie; K. Supriya – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
Undergraduate physics and astronomy students are expected to engage with scientific literature as they begin their research careers, yet reading comprehension skills are rarely explicitly taught in major courses. We seek to determine the efficacy of a reading assignment designed to improve undergraduate astronomy (or related) majors' perceived…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Process Skills, Astronomy
Victoria Rodrigo – Dimensions, 2024
This study reviews the effect of comprehension and perceived text difficulty in promoting reading enjoyment and interest to read more among novice learners practicing extensive and pleasure reading. Sixty-seven college students in their first semester of Spanish were asked to read a children-like story picture book in Spanish and were then given…
Descriptors: Recreational Reading, Reading Comprehension, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Meixiu Zhang; Mimi Li – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
Reading for writing tasks have been widely implemented in past decades, but research is still scarce on computer-mediated reading for writing. With a growing interest in collaborative writing and collaborative reading, spurred on by the broader awareness of sociocultural theory and the collaborative nature of digital technologies, we proposed an…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Reading Comprehension, Documentation, Educational Technology
Hang Li; Shuting Zhang; Ximeng Tang – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
While the effect of reading strategies on L2 test performance has been extensively researched, the effect of test-taking strategies remains underexplored, with mixed results due to varying contextual factors. This study, therefore, investigated the latent structure of test-taking strategies and the relationships among test-taking strategies,…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Second Language Learning
Alvin Espiritu Bersamin; Mark Bedoya Ulla; Aree Saripa; Korawan Suebsom; Henry E. Lemana II – rEFLections, 2024
This research aimed to assess the impact of blended learning on the English reading comprehension abilities of second-year Thai vocational students. It also examined how these students perceived their satisfaction regarding their blended learning experience using the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework. Thirty students enrolled in a Thai…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Reading Comprehension, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Quyen Tran; Elena Verezub; Rosemary Fisher – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2025
Recent English as a foreign language (EFL) research has focused on flipped learning as one of the innovative teaching methods for enhancing language learning quality. Given this recent attention, this study examines the impact of the flipped classroom method on EFL students' reading comprehension. With the use of quasi-experimental mixed method…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Marta Ndakalako Alumbungu; Nhlanhla Mpofu – Language and Education, 2025
Many studies addressing methods to improve reading comprehension in English Language Learners (ELLs) primarily focus on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) samples. Unfortunately, ESL teachers in global South regions like Namibia have often been overlooked in this research. This study aims to bridge this gap by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers
Nurhan Aktas – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2025
This 9-week mixed-methods study aimed to examine the effect of online reciprocal teaching on fourth grade primary school students' (N = 30) reading comprehension skills and reading motivation. As data collection tools, the "Reading Comprehension Test" was used to determine students' reading comprehension levels, while the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension
The Effects of Story Mapping and Video Modeling on Reading Comprehension in Students with Hyperlexia
Kimberly Keebler Dresner – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Up until third grade, reading instruction is focused on learning to read, while in fourth grade and up, students begin reading to learn (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2024; Grunke et al., 2013). This reading with purpose includes increasing critical thinking skills and using newfound reading skills to understand complex subjects such as math and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement, Models
