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Kelly C. Johnston – Reading Research Quarterly, 2025
In this article, the author argues that living literacies--relational, embodied forms of literacy engagement--are an integral component of literacy engagement and hold the potential to disrupt and reconfigure the power structures embedded within schooled literacy. Drawing on affect theory and rhizomatic theory, the author analyzes youths' literacy…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Literacy, English Instruction
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Felix Bittmann – Reading Research Quarterly, 2025
Do children with better reading competence read more, or do avid readers increase their reading competence? This highly relevant question has been discussed for many years, yet conclusive results are rare. Previous studies suffer from small sample sizes or omitted variable bias, rendering their findings questionable. We provide new insight using…
Descriptors: Reading, Opportunities, Reading Instruction, Gender Differences
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Marta Ndakalako Alumbungu; Nhlanhla Mpofu – Language and Education, 2025
Many studies addressing methods to improve reading comprehension in English Language Learners (ELLs) primarily focus on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) samples. Unfortunately, ESL teachers in global South regions like Namibia have often been overlooked in this research. This study aims to bridge this gap by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers