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Direct linkHärtig, Hendrik; Bernholt, Sascha; Fraser, Nicole; Cromley, Jennifer G.; Retelsdorf, Jan – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
Reading comprehension is an essential skill for learning in general and in science classes. Problems with reading comprehension might hinder students' participation in learning science. Text in science includes specific language features that distinguishes it from narrative text, so should reading instruction be part of teaching science? The…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Science Instruction, Models, Expository Writing
Bizama, Marcela; Chávez-Castillo, Yasna – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2023
Introduction: There is a variety of literature regarding reading development in its acquisitional stages, and also regarding reading disabilities that appear in early childhood. However, from the cognitive point of view, there has been less study of reading comprehension in secondary students. The principal aim of this study was to analyze the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Cognitive Processes
Zadunaisky-Ehrlich, Sara; Seroussi, Batia; Stavans, Anat – Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 2021
Spelling errors are considered a paramount criterion in the evaluation of written texts. The present study aimed: (1) to describe the developmental path of spelling errors in expository texts written by Hebrew-speaking children from the second to fifth grades; and (2) to reveal the predictive power of cognitive, linguistic and reading variables on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Hebrew, Grade 2, Grade 3
Li, Miao; Kirby, John R. – Applied Linguistics, 2015
This study explored the relationship between two dimensions of vocabulary knowledge, that is, breadth of vocabulary (the number of words known) and depth of vocabulary (the richness of word knowledge), and their effects on different aspects of English reading in Chinese high school students learning English as a second language. Two hundred and…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Knowledge Level, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Tarchi, Christian – Reading Psychology, 2017
This study explored the differential contribution of cognitive and motivational factors on the comprehension of an expository text in secondary school students. One hundred and fifty-five 7th and 8th grade students were assessed in prior knowledge, inferences, metacognition, reading motivation, topic interest, and reading comprehension of history…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Secondary School Students, Prior Learning, Grade 7
