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Download full textNagy, William E.; And Others – 1992
A study investigated how Hispanic bilingual students' knowledge of Spanish vocabulary and awareness of Spanish-English cognates influence comprehension of English expository text. The subjects, 74 upper elementary school students literate in both Spanish and English, were tested for vocabulary knowledge in both languages. After reading four…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Turner, Thomas N. – 1993
A program to improve sixth through eighth grade underachieving students' reading comprehension was developed. Students were identified by comparing their anticipated and actual national percentile scores on the Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) and the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS). A survey of students' reading behavior, a review of…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Reading Achievement
Morrow, Lesley Mandel; And Others – 1994
The purpose of this study was to determine if first-, second-, and third-grade science textbooks integrate strategies to enhance literacy development in their texts, thereby reflecting an integrated language-arts perspective. Five sets of popular first-, second-, and third-grade science textbooks with 1990 and 1991 copyright dates were analyzed.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary School Science, Integrated Activities
Holmes, C. Thomas; McConnell, Barbara M. – 1990
This study examined differences between 326 students enrolled in a full-day kindergarten program and 311 students in a half-day program. Data were obtained from six measures of academic achievement from the California Achievement Tests, administered in the spring. Results indicated no significant differences between the two groups on four measures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Full Day Half Day Schedules
Chapman, Anne, Ed. – 1993
Based on classroom experience and grounded in current research in reading, learning theory, and cognitive psychology, this book presents practical approaches to helping secondary school students develop the ability to reason with facts and concepts. The book also focuses on inference and implication. The first part of the book explains and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Huntley, Renee M.; Miller, Sherri – 1994
Whether the shaping of test items can itself result in qualitative differences in examinees' comprehension of reading passages was studied using the Pearson-Johnson item classification system. The specific practice studied incorporated, within an item stem line, references that point the examinee to a specific location within a reading passage.…
Descriptors: Ability, Classification, Difficulty Level, High School Students
Katchen, Johanna E. – 1994
This paper documents a presentation given on the use of English-language television cooking shows in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) classrooms in Taiwan. Such shows can be ideal for classroom use, since they have a predictable structure consisting of short segments, are of interest to most students,…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Resnick, Lauren B., Ed.; Klopfer, Leopold E., Ed. – 1989
A project of the Center for the Study of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, this yearbook combines the two major trends/concerns impacting the future of educational development for the next decade: knowledge and thinking. The yearbook comprises the following chapters: (1) "Toward the Thinking Curriculum: An Overview" (Lauren B.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
Culver, Lee C. – 1991
This study addressed the high retention percentage of college bound English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students exiting and ESL program who were retained in college developmental reading classes because of poor entrance test reading scores on the Multi-Assessment Placement Services (MAPS) exam. A computer reading program, implemented to improve…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Reading Comprehension
Thompson, Cecelia; Floyd, Linda – 1990
This publication is designed to help home economics teachers reinforce basic skills in their curriculum. It contains a series of information sheets explaining basic concepts in sentence grammar, writing, mathematics, speech, and reading. Each concept is defined and illustrated with a home economics example. Step-by-step procedures are ready to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Grammar, Home Economics, Integrated Curriculum
Wyatt, Patricia B. – 1991
A practicum was designed to improve reading comprehension in 50 third-graders over an 8-month period. The practicum's peripheral goal was to improve the efficient use of the microcomputer as a tool to supplement reading comprehension. The program included computer lab experiences to teach keyboarding skills, language arts software use, and the use…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Grade 3, Language Arts, Microcomputers
Raphael, Taffy E.; Boyd, Fenice B. – 1991
Two studies explored the nature of fourth- and fifth-grade students' abilities to synthesize information from multiple sources of text. The studies examined the ways in which elementary students approached a synthesis activity that involved reading two well-organized and related nonfiction articles, and then drawing upon that information as they…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
Emery, Gretchen B. – 1991
A screening instrument developed for this study measured the listening skills of 22 children in a kindergarten class. Children were found to be weak in four areas of listening: (1) auditory discrimination; (2) auditory perception; (3) following oral directions; and (4) listening comprehension. After these measures were administered, students…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Training, Kindergarten Children
Morgan, Robert L.; And Others – 1988
An alternating treatments design was used to evaluate and compare the instructional effectiveness of six treatment packages in teaching receptive picture vocabulary to 12 mildly handicapped children (ages 3-6 years). Independent variables in the treatment packages included: least-to-most prompting, correction, group instruction, and individual…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Error Correction, Feedback, Group Instruction
Smith, Michael W. – 1991
Intended for high school literature teachers, this book reviews research in educational psychology and reading comprehension, and outlines classroom activities for direct instruction and practice of interpretive strategies. The book cites studies which reveal that if teachers distrust students' ability to interpret literature effectively, they may…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, High Schools
