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Christ, Tanya; Chiu, Ming Ming; Wang, X. Christine – Journal of Research in Reading, 2014
Developing reading behaviours in early childhood is essential for later reading comprehension. This study explored how peer buddy reading could potentially support emergent readers' engagement with reading behaviours. Across 40 buddy-reading events, 14 preschoolers (ages 4.0-5.5 years) produced 1,359 conversation turns, which were coded for a…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Comprehension, Cooperative Learning
Chiu, Ming Ming – 1997
Differences among students can yield rich benefits as well as pose difficult problems during collaborative learning. Students can draw on diverse individual experiences to exchange information, to understand different expressions of shared commonalities, and to construct new possibilities jointly. However, they also face the potential pitfalls of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student)