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Samudra, Preeti Ganesh; Baker, Meredith; Miller, Kevin F. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Lack of reading fluency is a significant obstacle to children's ability to learn from text. In this study, we explored the effects of two practices used to scaffold fluency -- repeated reading of a passage and listening to a passage before reading it. Since the differences between these practices may be subtle, we employed eye tracking to measure…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Reading Fluency, Teaching Methods, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Barrow, Lloyd H.; Robinson, Richard D. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2007
A series of magnet trade books were analyzed against a validated list of magnet concepts (Barrow, 1990a) and their Flesch (1974) Readability was determined. These trade books were used to supplement a second grade unit on magnetism locally constructed from AIM's "Mostly Magnets" (1991). All trade books accurately described how like and unlike…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Readability, Grade 2, Scientific Concepts