Publication Date
| In 2025 | 2 |
| Since 2024 | 2 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 4 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 5 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
| Comparative Analysis | 6 |
| Foreign Countries | 6 |
| Readability | 6 |
| Readability Formulas | 6 |
| English (Second Language) | 4 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4 |
| Teaching Methods | 4 |
| Reading Materials | 3 |
| Second Language Instruction | 3 |
| Second Language Learning | 3 |
| Difficulty Level | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| English Language Teaching | 1 |
| HOW | 1 |
| International Journal of… | 1 |
| International Journal of… | 1 |
| Language Learning & Technology | 1 |
| Reading in a Foreign Language | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Flesch Kincaid Grade Level… | 2 |
| Flesch Reading Ease Formula | 2 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textHendratno; Nurul Istiq’faroh; Fajar Nur Yasin; Amiruddin Hadi Wibowo; Abd. Ghofur – International Journal of Language Education, 2025
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Fry readability-based digital storybooks on reading comprehension skills among elementary school students. The method used in this study was an experimental research design with a pretest-posttest control group design to measure students' reading comprehension skills. The sample of this study was…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Story Reading, Reading Comprehension, Benchmarking
Carcamo, Benjamin – HOW, 2023
At the end of high school in Chile, it is expected that students achieve a B1 English language proficiency level. In the present article, we measure the level of readability of the texts used in the new EFL Chilean textbook and compare it with the readability level of the texts used in the Cambridge B1 preliminary exam to check its appropriacy.…
Descriptors: Readability, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkTaegang Lee; Yoonhyoung Lee; Sungmook Choi – Language Learning & Technology, 2025
Empirical evidence remains sparse about how videos enhanced with first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) subtitles influence cognitive load in L2 learners. To address this point, 25 Korean undergraduate students were exposed to six short videos: baseline, L1-subtitled, and L2-subtitled videos at both high and low difficulty levels (determined…
Descriptors: Captions, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Language Processing
Yukino Kimura – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2022
This study examined the effects of relevance instructions on English as a foreign language (EFL) readers' text processing and memories. The participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: the experimental condition, where they read texts to identify a specific category of information, and the control condition, where they read texts…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Rosyida, Fathia; Ghufron, M. Ali – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
Reading skill plays a pivotal role in the process of acquiring information. An appropriate teaching technique should be implemented in order to improve the students' reading skill. This research aimed at revealing whether or not: (1) Herringbone technique (HT) is more effective than Tri Focus Steve Snyder technique (TFSST) to teach reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits, Teaching Methods, Reading Skills
Solnyshkina, Marina I.; Harkova, Elena V.; Kiselnikov, Aleksander S. – English Language Teaching, 2014
The article summarizes the results of the comparative study of Reading comprehension texts used in B2 level tests: Unified (Russia) State Exam in English (EGE) and Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE). The research conducted was mainly focused on six parameters measured with the Coh-Metrix, a computational tool producing indices of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
