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Cerdán, R.; Pérez, A.; Vidal-Abarca, E.; Rouet, J. F. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
The present study investigates the effectiveness of question paraphrases in supporting students' understanding of a specific task. Secondary school students (i.e., eighth grade) read two texts and answered several questions while texts were available. A paraphrase including core information about each question was included before students provided…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Questioning Techniques, Secondary School Students, Grade 8
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Frijters, Jan C.; Lovett, Maureen W.; Sevcik, Rose A.; Morris, Robin D. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
The results from controlled intervention research have indicated that effective reading interventions exist for children with reading difficulties. Effect sizes for older struggling readers, however, typically have not matched the large effects demonstrated with younger children. Standardized effect sizes for intervention/control comparisons…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Instruction, Control Groups, Reading Difficulties