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Kelner, Lenore Blank – Teaching Artist Journal, 2010
In this article, the author reflects on the transformative power of arts experience. The author shares the story of her work in an arts-integrated elementary school in Arizona. She demonstrates how drama strengthens the reading comprehension skill inference. She mentions how the students are actively participating in the lesson. They are learning…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Modalities, Educational Change, Art Education
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Kendeou, Panayiota; Bohn-Gettler, Catherine; White, Mary Jane; van den Broek, Paul – Journal of Research in Reading, 2008
In the present study, we investigated the degree to which children's inference generation ability generalises across different media and predicts narrative comprehension over and above basic language skills and vocabulary. To address both aims, we followed two cohorts of children aged 4 and 6 as they turned 6 and 8 years old, respectively. At each…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Language Skills, Inferences, Children
Hinchman, Kathleen A., Ed.; Sheridan-Thomas, Heather K., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
Covering everything from day-to-day learning activities to schoolwide goals, this engaging book reviews key topics in literacy instruction for grades 5-12 and provides research-based recommendations for practice. Leading scholars present culturally responsive strategies for motivating adolescents; using multiple texts and digital media;…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Adolescents, Literacy, Program Development
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Higgins, Eleanor L.; Raskind, Marshall H. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2004
This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of two programs developed by the Frostig Center Research Department to improve the reading and spelling of students with learning disabilities (LD): a computer Speech Recognition-based Program (SRBP) and a computer and text-based Automaticity Program (AP). Twenty-eight LD students with reading…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs, Reading Improvement, Learning Disabilities