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Effects of Instructional Method on Reading Comprehension.
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Dewalt, Mark; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1993
Investigates the relationship between type of reading instruction and reading comprehension. Uses predictor variables including IQ, group, race, and comprehension pretest score to predict comprehension score. Finds that the dependent variable was not significantly related to method of reading instruction, and there was no interaction effect…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Instructional Effectiveness, Intelligence Quotient, Multiple Regression Analysis
Evaluation of Whole Language and Traditional Language Arts Instruction Using a Cloze-Procedure Test for Reading Comprehension.
Richardson, Marcia; And Others – 1991
A study investigated whether there was a relation between methods of language arts instruction and reading comprehension as measured by the Cloze-procedure. Subjects, 88 third-grade students in 4 classes (2 "traditional" and 2 "whole language") at 2 elementary schools in South Dakota, had their reading comprehension tested 6…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Cloze Procedure, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness
The Whole Language Approach versus the Basal Reading Approach and the Effects on Reading Achievement Scores.
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Puorro, Michelle – 1997
A study examined two first-grade classrooms implementing the whole language approach and two utilizing the basal reading approach to determine the differences, if any, between the treatments. The hypothesis was that the whole language reading approach when combined with a phonics program would not result in higher test scores on a standardized…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Teaching Reading to Chapter One Pre-First Grade Students Using a Literature Based Approach.
Nadler, Diane Leboe – 1989
A literature based reading program was developed to improve reading comprehension skills of 14 students in a Chapter 1 pre-first grade class. Instead of using a basal reader for instruction, the students were exposed to trade or literature books, The reading strategies that were pre- and posttested were recognition of a sight vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, High Risk Students, Kindergarten, Language Experience Approach
Teaching beyond the Basal Program.
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Midvidy, Nancy – Reading: Exploration and Discovery, 1990
Provides examples of how holistic procedures can be implemented by teachers who want to supplement the required basal. Demonstrates how students' reading ability, language acquisition, and communication skills can be strengthened as teachers activate prior knowledge, provide language-rich environments, consider reading/writing connections, and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Environment, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Literacy for Batman's Child
Sebesta, Sam – 1990
The wealth of information gleaned from reading research both past and present needs to be applied to a practical eclectic reading methodology. First, an emergent instruction model needs to be created that takes into account the immediate interests and needs of the learner. This model should recognize that learning is a transaction, with the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Effects of Instructional Method on Reading Comprehension.
Dewalt, Mark; And Others – 1993
The relationship between type of reading instruction (whole language or basal) and reading comprehension as measured by the California Achievement Test (CAT) was investigated. Nineteen third- and fourth-grade teachers from school 5 districts in North Carolina took part in the project with 215 students in the basal group and 200 students in the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students