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Taylor, Charlie – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2021
In this article, Charlie Taylor offers a commentary on Yang et al.'s 2021 "Reading in a Foreign Language" article, "Text Difficulty in Extensive Reading: Reading Comprehension and Reading Motivation." In their study, Yang et al. analyzed the effects of text difficulty on the reading comprehension and motivation of high school…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
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Stephens, Meredith – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2019
Aka (2019) conducted an year-long large-scale study demonstrating that Japanese high school students who undertook extensive reading performed better than a control group who undertook grammatical instruction. Those showing the greatest gains were those of lower and intermediate proficiency. The students' achievement was measured in terms of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Mah, Adeline Shi Hui; Yeo, Marie – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2016
Averil Coxhead is widely known for developing the Academic Word List, a list of 570 word families associated with great frequency in academic texts. This list has been particularly useful to teachers of English as a Second Language as well as independent learners in tertiary education. She has also developed a Science-based word list (Coxhead and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Word Lists, Word Frequency
Milosovic, Sharon – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
According to this author, it was inevitable that No Child Left Behind's emphasis on standardized testing and scientifically-based reading instruction would lead to a standardized curriculum. Programs such as Open Court, Success for All, and Direct Instruction further refined standardized curriculum to a scripted curriculum that requires teachers…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Standardized Tests, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction
Partridge, Susan – 1984
The use of rhymes in a reading program can result in improved listening skills, increased vocabulary, improved spelling, and greater proficiency in comprehension. A rhyme can be improvised and/or adapted for every skill in the reading hierarchy. In order to make knowledge about rhyming words useful for improving reading skills, the teacher must…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Enrichment, Language Rhythm, Oral Language
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Fox, Len – Journal of Basic Writing, 1979
Notes that English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers have been carefully nurturing student ability to produce language, while neglecting the receptive side of learning. Proposes that increased amounts of reading should be assigned at all levels of ESL programs. Suggests ways to restructure programs and to teach reading and vocabulary…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Reading Assignments, Reading Improvement
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White, Howard; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1987
Finds that college freshmen's opinions on vocabulary acquisition agree with the results of recent research, which states that free reading is the most efficient and effective means of acquiring vocabulary in a first language. Results contrast with a study of university foreign language students, most of whom did not value reading as a means of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Independent Reading, Language Arts
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Pearson, P. David – Reading Teacher, 1985
Draws upon research, theory, and experience to support six changes in the way reading comprehension is taught. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
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Grubaugh, Steven – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the effects of a sustained silent reading (SSR) program on school administrators, teachers, librarians, and the students. Offers suggestions on setting up an SSR program. (SRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Content, Program Implementation