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Ebrahimi, Leila; Pouretemad, Hamidreza; Stein, John; Alizadeh, Ebrahim; Khatibi, Ali – Annals of Dyslexia, 2022
Research has shown improved reading following visual magnocellular training in individuals with dyslexia. Many studies have demonstrated how the magnocellular pathway controls visual spatial attention. Therefore, we have investigated the relationship between magnocellular pathway and visual spatial attention deficits in dyslexia in order to better…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Spatial Ability, Dyslexia, Visual Perception
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Sachi Oshima – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a multimodal approach in which an additional camera was used to deliver online explicit reading strategy instruction. Targeting 20 Japanese beginner-level EFL college students taking online Zoom lessons during one academic semester, two research questions were investigated: (a) To what…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Multimedia Materials, Student Attitudes
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Pellicer-Sánchez, Ana; Conklin, Kathy; Vilkaite-Lozdiene, Laura – Language Learning, 2021
This study examined the effect of pre-reading vocabulary instruction on learners' attention and vocabulary learning. We randomly assigned participants (L1 = 92; L2 = 88) to one of four conditions: pre-reading instruction, where participants' received explicit instruction on six novel items and read a text with the items repeated eight times;…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Comparative Analysis
Samosa, Resty Calo; Deocampo, Michelle D. G.; Gregorio, Katrina Jane B.; Mangayan, Mischelle Marie C.; Omlang, Maecy G. – Online Submission, 2021
This study focuses on the effectiveness of employing Cartoon Cum Strategic Intervention Material as learning instructional techniques to improve Grade 5 learners' ability to make meaning from text. This intervention encourages students to focus on big ideas and to consider how specific details contribute to the big picture. Cartoons can be…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Teaching Methods, Intervention, Instructional Improvement
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Idler, Alyssa M.; Mercer, Sterett H.; Starosta, Lindsay; Bartfai, Jamie M. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2017
Students with attentional difficulties are at greater risk for reading difficulties. To address this concern, we examined the extent to which adding a mindful breathing exercise to individual reading fluency interventions would improve gains in reading fluency, student-reported attention, and student-reported stress. In a restricted alternating…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Fluency, Intervention, Stress Variables
Forness, Steven R; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1983
The article reviews issues in classification and remediation approaches for students with reading disabilities. The inclusive nature of the specific reading disability syndrome is noted as are difficulties surrounding classification attempts. Remedial implications are examined and guidelines offered regarding techniques for attention control,…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Diagnosis