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Roy-Charland, Annie; Perron, Melanie; Turgeon, Krystle-Lee; Hoffman, Nichola; Chamberland, Justin A. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
In the current study the reading speed of the narration and the difficulty of the text was manipulated and links were explored with children's attention to the printed text in shared book reading. Thirty-nine children (24 grade 1 and 15 grade 2) were presented easy and difficult books at slow (syllable by syllable) or fast (adult reading speed)…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Difficulty Level, Young Children, Elementary School Students
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Donne, Vicki – Volta Review, 2011
An observational study investigated the influence of text difficulty (independent, instructional, or frustration level) on the reading experiences of students in grades 1-3 in two schools for the deaf. Participants included 12 students who are deaf or hard of hearing and 5 educators. The most significant findings were twofold. First, students…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
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Gilbertson, Donna; Duhon, Gary; Witt, Joseph C.; Dufrene, Brad – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
This study examined the effects of task difficulty on on-task behavior for four students exhibiting low levels of math performance and on-task behavior. Curriculum-based assessments were conducted with each student to define the difficulty level of math tasks for each student based on the individual's rate of accurate performance on computational…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Time on Task, Task Analysis, Elementary School Students