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Oh, Min Hyun; Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette – Elementary School Journal, 2021
Research on elementary schoolteachers' beliefs about dual language development and its relation to English learners' (ELs) achievement is scant, despite the increasing representation of ELs in US classrooms. To address this gap, this study investigates: (1) teacher beliefs about ELs' dual language development and (2) associations between teacher…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Language Attitudes, Beliefs
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Reichenberg, Monica – Research in Pedagogy, 2021
The significance of reading comprehension can hardly be overestimated. Nevertheless, teachers vary in their disposition or willingness to teach reading comprehension. A wealth of field experimental studies have confirmed the importance of text talk, in class or in teacher-guided small groups, for students´ reading comprehension. However,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Teachers, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
McIntyre, Nancy S.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Hume, Kara A.; Odom, Samuel L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: For many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), postsecondary outcomes are poor. This may be due to insufficient academic supports, particularly with regard to literacy skills, during high school. More information is needed about skill profiles so that we can better differentiate support for students with varying social,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Students with Disabilities
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Accardo, Amy L.; Finnegan, Elizabeth G.; Gulkus, Steven P.; Papay, Clare K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
Learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit difficulty in the area of reading comprehension. Research connecting the learning needs of individuals with ASD, existing effective practices, teacher training, and teacher perceptions of their own ability to teach reading comprehension is scarce. Quantitative survey methodology and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Reading Comprehension, Statistical Analysis
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Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Rasku-Puttonen, Helena; Eskelä-Haapanen, Sirpa; Siekkinen, Martti; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: The purpose of the present study was to examine the extent to which the quality of teacher-child interactions and teachers' self-reported curriculum emphases are related to children's reading skill development during their 1st school year. To accomplish this, we assessed the reading skills of 1,029 Finnish children (M…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
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Saraç, Seda; Karakelle, Sema – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2012
The study investigates the interrelationships between different on-line and off-line measures for assessing metacognition. The participants were 47 fifth grade elementary students. Metacognition was assessed through two off-line and two on-line measures. The off-line measures consisted of a teacher rating scale and a self-report questionnaire. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Measures (Individuals), Elementary School Students
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Spencer, Trina D.; Kajian, Mandana; Petersen, Douglas B.; Bilyk, Nicholas – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Narrative skills that are important for preschoolers include retelling stories, telling personal stories, and answering questions about stories. Narrative abilities form the foundation of reading comprehension. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an individually delivered language intervention on the narrative skills of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Personal Narratives, Story Telling, Reading Comprehension
Gray, Jennifer Letcher – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Researchers have examined the relationships between teachers' preparation, educational attainment, and teaching experience and the overall academic achievement of their students. However, little attention has been given to the relationships between these variables and the achievement of language minority learners (LMLs) in mainstream classrooms.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Language Minorities, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Guthrie, John T.; Hoa, A. Laurel W.; Wigfield, Allan; Tonks, Stephen M.; Humenick, Nicole M.; Littles, Erin – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2007
Reading motivation has been viewed as a multifaceted construct with multiple constituents. Our investigation of motivational multiplicity expanded on previous literature by including motivation constructs (interest, perceived control, collaboration, involvement, and efficacy), text genres, specific versus general contexts, and the self-versus…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation, Elementary School Students, Pretests Posttests
Darnell, C. Deane; Goodwin, William L. – 1975
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to describe kindergarten children's abilities, evaluate the effect of teacher expectations on kindergarten performance, and explore the predictive validity of kindergarten performance for later reading ability. An original sample of approximately 450 kindergarten children was tested with a school…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Television, Expectation, Kindergarten Children