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An Analysis of the Ecological Components within a Text Structure Intervention
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Beerwinkle, Andrea L.; Wijekumar, Kausalai; Walpole, Sharon; Aguis, Rachael – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
The Component Model of Reading expanded upon the Simple View of Reading by adding an ecological and psychological component. Elements of the ecological component include teacher knowledge, information provided in textbooks, and teacher instructional practices. In this study, the authors examined the extent of teacher knowledge about text…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Textbooks, Knowledge Level
Associations of Reading Knowledge with Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers' Reported Instructional Strategies
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Jordan, Rebecca Lee Payne; Bratsch-Hines, Mary – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2020
Teacher knowledge of reading is an important aspect of teacher quality, though limited research has investigated its associations with how classroom teachers report using instructional strategies to engage students in reading. Factor analysis of 28 instructional strategy items led to five self-reported instructional foci among 66 kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Early Childhood Teachers, Knowledge Level
Aspiring Teachers Becoming Strategic Readers: Instructional Scaffolds and Social Supports
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Kates, Laura R. – New Educator, 2014
If teachers are to be informed, aware actors in today's labyrinthine policy environment, they need to be knowledgeable about the issues and interests that so extensively impact their work lives. One skill needed to construct such a knowledge base is the ability to read strategically. This article is an account of an attempt to make learning…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Teachers, Reading Comprehension, Preservice Teachers
A Tension between Theory and Practice: Shared Reading Program
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Ong, Justina – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2014
This study had two main aims: first, to offer a descriptive account of shared reading program using an evaluative lens and second, to examine whether teachers' perceptions of the importance of phonological awareness, word decoding, and text comprehension in helping young learners develop their reading abilities were indeed emphasized during…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Reading Programs, Phonological Awareness, Teacher Attitudes
Teachers' Knowledge about Early Reading: Effects on Students' Gains in Reading Achievement
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Carlisle, Joanne F.; Kelcey, Ben; Rowan, Brian; Phelps, Geoffrey – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
This study developed a new survey of teachers' knowledge about early reading and examined the effects of teachers' knowledge on students' reading achievement in Grades 1 to 3 in a large sample of Michigan schools. Using statistical models that controlled for teachers' personal and professional characteristics, students' prior reading achievement,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Early Reading, Reading Achievement, Statistical Analysis
Teachers' Knowledge about Early Reading: Effects on Students' Gains in Reading Achievement
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Carlisle, Joanne F.; Kelcey, Ben; Rowan, Brian; Phelps, Geoffrey – Online Submission, 2011
This study developed a new survey of teachers' knowledge about early reading and examined the effects of teachers' knowledge on students' reading achievement in Grades 1 to 3 in a large sample of Michigan schools. Using statistical models that controlled for teachers' personal and professional characteristics, students' prior reading achievement,…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, Reading Comprehension