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Shin, Jaehyun – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of two widely used Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) in reading--oral reading and maze task--in relation to reading comprehension on state tests using a meta-analysis. A total of 61 studies (132 correlations) were identified across Grades 1 to 10. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Oral Reading, Cloze Procedure, Reading Comprehension
Elledge, Deborah Harding – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Research over the last several decades has revealed that adolescents in the United States are leaving school with insufficient literacy skills to compete in the global marketplace. A primary contributor to poor literacy rates is poor reading comprehension. The purpose of this research was to develop and test the efficacy of a protocol for teaching…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
McConnell, Erica Diane – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Since the National Reading Panel report and passage of No Child Left Behind, one particular reading instrument, "Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills" (DIBELS), has gained nationwide attention. As a result, DIBELS has been used in thousands of schools across the nation as a means of early identification, intervention, and…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Reading Tests, Meta Analysis, Reading Comprehension
Coffey, Debra J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation uses data from the evaluation of a Striving Readers project to examine the associations between levels of implementation of different components of Scholastic's "READ 180" and student achievement as measured on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) reading assessment. The approach was hierarchical linear modeling using…
Descriptors: Correlation, Program Implementation, Reading Achievement, Achievement Tests
Cook, Michael P. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
There have been few empirical studies investigating the uses of graphic novels in education, fewer still in English Language Arts (ELA). As a result, there remain misconceptions about possible uses and potential benefits of graphic texts in ELA classrooms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of graphic novels on the reading…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Statistical Analysis, English, Language Arts
Myers, Marcus Raymond – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate demographic, family, and school variables, including the variable of the number of years at a residential school for the deaf and examine the relationship of these variables to English reading comprehension. This focused study involved a sample of 60 deaf students attending a southwestern U.S. school…
Descriptors: Residential Schools, Reading Ability, Scores, Deafness