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Henretty, Dawnelle J.; McEneaney, John E. – Reading Psychology, 2020
Readers are increasingly exposed to text that includes both words and images through comics, graphic novels, online materials, and video games. In this study, we use the medium of the 4-panel comic strip to examine how readers make meaning of the word/image composite. We propose a cognitive interactive framework that incorporates both the…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Adolescents, Literacy, Reading Comprehension
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Howrey, Shannon Tovey – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2020
Misconceptions, stereotypes, and deficit views of Mexican immigrants are pervasive in the current U.S. media. Such views are inconsistent with culturally responsive pedagogy, and teachers who hold them will be impeded in their abilities to teach Mexican immigrant children effectively (Nathenson-Mejia & Escamilla, 2003). Research supports the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Stereotypes, Mexican Americans, Immigrants
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Doecke, Brenton – English in Australia, 2018
The Assessment Issue of "English in Australia" has prompted Brenton Doecke to ask himself about significant moments in the history of subject English in Australia when truly innovative work was done in the area of assessing English. There are many examples to choose from, including Brian Johnston's "Assessing English: Helping…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Guides, Teaching Guides
Agee, Nicole S. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Cultural sensitivity and responsiveness are being advocated in reading assessments to reduce the impact of community speech patterns (CSP) on the accuracy of miscue analysis. This study, motivated by a high incidence of retention in 1st grade in a local school district, investigated whether CSP among students affected reading outcomes and…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Speech Habits, Cultural Awareness, Reading Tests
Cox, Carole – SAGE Publications (CA), 2011
Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides teachers with 40 strategies for using fiction and non-fiction trade books to teach in five key content areas: language arts and reading, social studies, mathematics, science, and the arts. Each strategy provides everything a teacher needs to get started: a classroom…
Descriptors: Fiction, Nonfiction, Books, Content Area Reading
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Wixted, John T. – Psychological Review, 2007
J. T. Wixted argued that nearly every recent study that was designed to differentially test the unequal-variance signal-detection (UVSD) and dual-process signal-detection (DPSD) models has yielded findings that strongly support the UVSD model. C. M. Parks and A. P. Yonelinas did not address these studies in detail and instead focused mainly on…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Reader Response, Criticism, Measurement
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Moschovaki, Eleni; Meadows, Sara; Pellegrini, Anthony – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2007
This study examines how teachers' use of affective strategies (voice intonation, dramatization, personal involvement comments) during the reading and discussion of books influence young children's affective reactions (dramatization, personal engagement, language play comments). Twenty kindergarten teachers read four books, two fiction and two…
Descriptors: Cues, Play, Intonation, Young Children