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Reciprocal Teaching of Reading Comprehension in a New Zealand High School.

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Westera, Julia; Moore, Dennis W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1995

Presents an experimental evaluation of a trial implementation of reciprocal teaching procedures by high school teachers to address reading comprehension deficits. Forty-six students were exposed to 1 of 3 conditions: 12-16 reciprocal teaching sessions, 6-8 sessions, or no treatment. Significant gains were observed with students in the extended…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Metacognition, Reading Achievement

L-1-Assisted Reciprocal Teaching To Improve ESL Students' Comprehension of English Expository Text.

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Fung, Irene Y. Y.; Wilkinson, Ian A. G.; Moore, Dennis W. – Learning and Instruction, 2002

Studied the effects of Language 1-assisted (L1) reciprocal teaching (in this case, Mandarin) on the comprehension of English expository text by 12 year-7 and year-8 (grades 6 and 7) Taiwanese students. The use of reciprocal L1 and L2 (English) teaching appeared to increase comprehension when reading L1 and L2 texts. (SLD)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools