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McElvain, Cheryl Marie – Journal of Research in Reading, 2010
This study examines a problem that many mainstream teachers face today: how to successfully improve reading comprehension for English language learners (ELLs) in an English-only environment. The researcher examines both the academic and psychosocial effects of the Transactional Literature Circles (TLC) programme on a treatment group of 75 fourth…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Self Efficacy, Reading Tests
AL-Nifayee, Amani Mohammed – Online Submission, 2010
This research investigates the effectiveness of the Instrumental Enrichment Approach on the enhancement of the reading comprehension skills of learners with English Language Learning Difficulties. It aims at identifying the reading comprehension skills required for preparatory stage English language learners, re-develop and teach sample materials…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Check Lists, Reading Tests
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Cain, Kate – Journal of Research in Reading, 2007
The ability to derive the meanings of words from supportive story contexts was studied in 45 7- to 8-year-olds. Children read short stories each containing a different novel word and defined the word at the end of each story. There were three intervention sessions. One group was asked to justify their definition and subsequently received feedback…
Descriptors: Intervention, Feedback (Response), Reading Research, Vocabulary Development