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Foley, Laura S. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2011
This research investigated factors that influence the implementation levels of evidence-based comprehension strategy instruction (CSI) among K-3 teachers. An explanatory design was chosen to gather and probe the data. Quantitative data were gathered via a mailed survey distributed through a representative sample of the 40 school districts (through…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Emergent Literacy
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Williams, Joanna P.; Hall, Kendra M.; Lauer, Kristen D.; Stafford, K. Brooke; DeSisto, Laura A.; deCani, John S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
This study investigates the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to teach 2nd graders how to comprehend compare-contrast expository text. Along with introducing new content (animal classification), the program emphasizes text structure via clue words, a sequence of questions, and a graphic organizer, and via the close analysis of…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Grade 2, Reading Comprehension, Text Structure