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Thapelo Mokgadi; Muchativugwa L. Hove – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2024
Background: A large number of studies have established that reading for comprehension in South African schools is comparably poor relative to other Southern African states. Some of these studies confirm that learners' competency in reading in English is lacking when contextualised in a learning environment. Various systemic evaluations were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mastery Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Tonia Bauer – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Reading comprehension seems to be a significant challenge for rising fifth graders with limited vocabulary knowledge. A possible solution is to provide them with explicit vocabulary instruction which may positively impact their reading comprehension. This action research aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing explicit vocabulary instruction…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Jane Jordan Carroll – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Students at an elementary school in urban Georgia scored below grade level in comprehension on the state's end-of-the-year assessment. School leadership implemented Lexia Core5, a blended learning program. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the effect of the Lexia Reading Core5 program on the reading comprehension skills of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness
Jawaher Aljuwayhir – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Having the ability to read is an essential skill for an individual. However, comprehension, the aim of reading, is a complex cognitive process that involves constructing meaning through deliberate thinking. Unfortunately, students with learning disabilities (LD) often struggle with reading, which impairs their comprehension abilities. Repeated…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Intervention, Arabic, Reading Comprehension
Jackie E. Relyea; Dennis Davis; Corrie Dobis; Becky Huang; Courtney Samuelson – Journal of Educational Research, 2025
This study evaluated the feasibility of the Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention, designed to support Grades 3-5 multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs) in building content knowledge, language skills, and reading comprehension through inquiry-based small-group instruction. Feasibility was examined across…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Samira Syal; John L. Nietfeld – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
A growing body of research suggests that comprehension of expository texts presented digitally is a challenging endeavor, particularly for children. Many reading interventions, both from traditional classroom settings and computer-based contexts, have focused on much needed strategy instruction but have simultaneously neglected a focus on…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Grade 5, Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation
Shannon S. Hall-Mills; Leesa M. Marante – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
The purpose of this registered report study was to determine the effects of explicit text structure instruction on the expository text comprehension of students with language and learning disabilities (LLD) using a multiple baseline design across conditions (e.g., compare-contrast and cause-effect) and participants. Participants included four…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Language Impairments, Learning Disabilities, Expository Writing
Tami Sabag-Shushan; Tami Katzir – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
According to the multidimensional view of reading comprehension (RAND), reading comprehension (RC) is influenced by three components?: the reader, text, and task. A broader perspective considers factors beyond the cognitive and linguistic dimensions and incorporates the contribution of emotional condition. The present study examined individual…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Comparative Analysis, Reading Difficulties, Literacy
Alves, Kat D.; Romig, John Elwood – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2021
Students with learning disabilities (LD) often face significant difficulties in reading. Research has found a variety of different evidence-based practices to support the reading development of students with LD in areas such as word work, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. However, these practices are most often intended for use in traditional…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading)
Siti Wan Aminah Wan Norudin; Norlizah Che Hassan; Marzni Mohamed Mokhtar; Maizura Yasin – Perspectives in Education, 2024
Reading comprehension is a foundational skill that underpins many aspects of learning, communication, problem solving, and personal development. This study investigates the relationship between parents' reading attitudes, early literacy activities and students' reading comprehension as well as examines the influence of early literacy activities as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Reading Comprehension
Miao Li; Yueming Xi; Esther Geva; Rong Yan; Wei Zhao – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
It has been suggested that the reading acceleration program (RAP) (Breznitz et al. in Nature Communications 4: 1486, 2013), in which participants are forced to read at a rate faster than their normal reading fluency rate, improves reading fluency and comprehension in alphabetic languages. However, its effectiveness has never been examined in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Reading Instruction, English (Second Language)
Chieh-Fang Hu – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
Using context to derive a word's meaning is typically conceptualized as part of the reading comprehension process. However, context sensitivity develops early--before children start to learn to read. This study took a developmental perspective, attempting to capture children's context sensitivity through spoken discourse and assess its value in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Grade 4
Aysenur Kolcubasi; Esra Karakus Taysi – Educational Process: International Journal, 2024
Background/purpose. Developing language skills and keeping up with technology have become crucial for the efficient use of technology in language education. This study examined the effect of teaching reading and listening skills with activities supported by Web 2.0 applications on fifth-grade secondary school students' reading and listening…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Learning Activities, Educational Technology
Deniz Aysegül Sögüt; Macid Ayhan Melekoglu – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
Reading interventions focusing on self-determination can effectively improve the academic performance of students with learning disabilities (LD). This study investigated the effects of a multicomponent reading comprehension strategy intervention, which is based on the Self-Determination Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI), on the use of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Choi, Hana; Yang, Ilho; Kim, Seongun; Lim, Sungman – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
An integrated understanding of illustrations and texts is crucial for students to comprehend science teaching learning materials. Intervention methods can be employed to facilitate this integrated understanding. This study examined the effects of Eye Movement Modeling Examples (EMME) and Prompting interventions on the learning of illustrated…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Intervention, Science Education, Eye Movements