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Laverick, DeAnna; Paquette, Kelli; Sibert, Susan M. – Reading Improvement, 2020
Experiential learning opportunities support readers in developing the background knowledge that is essential for comprehension. When authentic experiences are not feasible, virtual reality experiences serve as a vicarious approach to help readers have opportunities that promote comprehension. Rooted in experiential learning theory, virtual reality…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension
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Smith, Ann Marie; Salgado, Yolanda – Reading Improvement, 2018
The purpose of this case study was to investigate how an English language arts teacher used young adult literature to help English language learners improve English and literacy comprehension. Through the lens of Anzaldua's (2007) "borderlands", and Rolon-Dow's (2005) "critical care", the authors analyze the case study…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Grade 6, Case Studies, English (Second Language)
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Akar, Cuneyt – Reading Improvement, 2017
The current study has been conducted to improve the reading disability of the subject "F" who is a 3rd grade primary school student. The study consists of detection, diagnosis and treatment stages and is an "action research" in line with qualitative research design. The Informal Reading Inventory was used to determine the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Reading Difficulties
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Hastings, Kathryn – Reading Improvement, 2016
The benefits of engaging with age-appropriate reading materials in classroom settings are numerous. For example, students' comprehension is developed as they acquire new vocabulary and concepts. The Common Core requires all students have daily opportunities to engage with "complex text" regardless of students' decoding levels. However,…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Learner Engagement, Common Core State Standards, Decoding (Reading)
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Ediger, Marlow – Reading Improvement, 2012
The writer, serving as university supervisor of student teachers in the public schools for thirty years, assessed pupil listening quality in observational visits made. The art of listening definitely needs improvement and teachers, regardless of academic subject matter taught, must aid pupils in listening achievement. Good listening habits are…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Integrated Curriculum, Student Teachers, Listening Skills
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Gao, Yang – Reading Improvement, 2013
Reading teachers focus more on the instruction of reading content or strategies, but pay relatively less attention to the impact of writing on reading comprehension. Based on mediation theory, the author examined the effect of summary writing about reading texts on readers' comprehension. By reviewing relevant literatures on the topic of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Mediation Theory, Writing Exercises, Reading Ability
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McCown, Margaret Averill; Thomason, Gina B. – Reading Improvement, 2014
With the increased emphasis on informational text with Common Core State Standards and the difficulty many students have with this type of text, this study examined the effects of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) on informational text comprehension and metacognitive awareness of fifth grade students. Participating students included a…
Descriptors: State Standards, Reading Comprehension, Metacognition, Reading Strategies
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Prado, Ludivina; Plourde, Lee A. – Reading Improvement, 2011
The relationship between the intentional teaching of reading strategies and the increase in reading comprehension was studied. The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) reading pretest and posttest scores of 57 subjects were analyzed to see if there was a significant increase in performance after the reading strategies were taught. The study…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Scores, Gender Differences
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Lei, Simon A.; Rhinehart, Patricia J.; Howard, Holly A.; Cho, Jonathan K. – Reading Improvement, 2010
Comprehension in textbooks, scholarly books, and research journal articles, along with identification of important information can be problematic for college students. Reading is fundamental in all academic disciplines. Many college instructors do not see that teaching students reading skills as part of their job, and that reading required…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, College Students, Reading Materials, Reading Skills
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Sobolak, Michelle J. – Reading Improvement, 2011
Researchers have long acknowledged the important role that vocabulary plays in assisting reading comprehension. Because of the importance of vocabulary, it is necessary to determine how to ensure that all students are making adequate vocabulary gains. The research base for the best ways to instruct students in robust vocabulary is strong. The…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Socioeconomic Influences
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Elijah, David; Legenza, Alice – Reading Improvement, 1979
Presents changes in the original comprehension taxonomy that make it more functional for teachers to use. Changes include regrouping and renaming the evaluation components. (FL)
Descriptors: Classification, Comprehension, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Manzo, Anthony V. – Reading Improvement, 1970
Descriptors: Comprehension, Directed Reading Activity, Intellectual Development, Models
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Wallace, Christopher – Reading Improvement, 2007
The greatest challenge inhibiting the ability of English-language learners (ELLs) to read at the appropriate grade level is perhaps a lack of sufficient vocabulary development. While extensive reading is beneficial, these students must acquire the necessary vocabulary in order to read extensively. Both vocabulary breadth and vocabulary depth are…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
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Elliot, Stephen; Carroll, James L. – Reading Improvement, 1980
Reports that recent research on strategies for increasing learning from reading suggests that developmentally appropriate instructions to create mental images, to verbally elaborate, and to relate new information to prior knowledge may increase students' recall of what they read. (FL)
Descriptors: Memory, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Recall (Psychology)
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Duffelmeyer, Frederick A. – Reading Improvement, 1980
Argues that teachers should provide their students practice in answering different kinds of comprehension questions. Suggests the Barrett Taxonomy of Cognitive and Affective Dimensions of Reading Comprehension as a model for use in generating diversified questions. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Questioning Techniques, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
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