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Monteiro, Vera – Reading Psychology, 2013
In the present project we tested the hypothesis that tutorial situations with peers would benefit children's reading motivation. Participants were from elementary school--80 fourth-graders and 80 second-graders. We used a questionnaire to assess reading motivation. In the tutorial sessions we developed a Paired Reading Program. The children who…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Grade 2, Grade 4
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McNair, Jonda C. – Children's Literature in Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine how the social practices of African American families--with children in grades K-2--changed as a result of participating in a family literacy program utilizing African American children's literature. The families were exposed, through a series of workshops, to an abundance of children's literature…
Descriptors: African American Literature, Childrens Literature, Parents, Children
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Marr, Mary Beth; Algozzine, Bob; Nicholson, Kelly; Dugan, Katherine Keller – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
Fluent oral reading is an essential literacy skill, and data suggest that it is a consistent and persistent problem for many elementary school children. Peer-mediated instruction in which students work together to support each other is an evidence-based practice for improving performance in a variety of academic areas. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Literacy Education, Grade 2
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Klubnik, Cynthia; Ardoin, Scott P. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2010
Fluency has been identified as an important outcome of effective reading instruction, and intervention packages utilizing the method of repeated readings have been shown to improve oral reading fluency. In order to improve the efficiency of these intervention packages, more research is needed on the effectiveness of small group reading…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Maintenance, Generalization
McClowry, Sandra Graham; Snow, David L.; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Rodriguez, Eileen T. – Online Submission, 2010
A prevention trial tested the efficacy of "INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament" as compared to a Read Aloud attention control condition in reducing student disruptive behavior and enhancing student competence and teacher classroom management. Participants included 116 first and second grade students, their parents, and their 42 teachers…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Competence, Elementary School Students
Kaplan, Julie Sobel; Tracey, Diane H. – Online Submission, 2008
Using an experimental research design, this project investigated the effects of teacher read-alouds when students did, and did not, have access to companion texts. Based on Connectionist theory, the researchers hypothesized that students in the Companion Text group would outperform students in the Listen Only group on the three examined variables:…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Grade 2, Reading Instruction
Henry, Michelle – Online Submission, 2008
Vygotsky (1978) presented ideas influential to the "constructivist" approach to education. This approach included the "zone of proximal development," and defined what is essential for student's development of a higher cognitive ability in order to become self-motivated learners. His theory also directly relates to the research regarding the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Reading Comprehension, Parent Participation, Program Effectiveness