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Wilfong, Lori – Science Scope, 2012
As students make the transition from learning to read to reading to learn, they find themselves increasingly isolated (Fang 2008; Guthrie and Davis 2003). Gone are the picture books and read alouds of their elementary years; instead, they are faced with dense nonfiction texts and the direction to read and learn the facts. In addition, many science…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Textbooks, Picture Books, Reading Skills
Shinas, Valerie Harlow – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Online texts present unique challenges to readers, requiring them to interact with texts in ways that differ from their interactions with static, print texts (Kress, 2003; 2010; McKenna, 2003; Reinking, 1998). Due to the multimodal, multilayered, and nonlinear nature of online texts, readers may also employ strategies when they read online,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Electronic Learning, Middle School Students, Grade 8
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Moore, William – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2010
This paper proposes a reading support technique for Arabic students of English. These students must overcome the L1 interference "reversal of reading direction." PowerPoint presentations, utilizing a simple fade effect with adjustable delay between words such that the text appears nicely in a left-to-right manner, line by line with voice…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Reading, Reading Programs, English (Second Language)