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Rand, Catherine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative study examines the Lexile level, estimated volume, and genre of fourth- and fifth-grade texts used in four popular core reading series to analyze the programs' possible effects on instruction and comprehension. The four series include Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Into Reading, Lucy Calkins' Units of Study for Teaching Reading,…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Literary Genres, Reading Programs, Elementary School Students
Darenda A. Kirby – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Visual phonics, a system of 46 hand-shapes with equivalent symbols, when used together are called "cues." These cues couple with the 46 phoneme sounds of spoken English. Visual phonics was originally developed by a mother for her deaf son to aid in teaching speech and reading. This study was designed to compare students in two different…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Phonics, Visual Aids