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Lim, Nikki Zhi Li; Zakaria, Azrifah; Aryadoust, Vahid – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Digital storytelling (DST) is a novel approach that uses modern computer technology to amplify language learning and teaching. The present study aims to review how the published DST research utilizes visuals and audio to influence the learning environment and engage adolescent and adult language learners. This was measured through their…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Technology Uses in Education, Story Telling, Second Language Learning
Hyun Kyung Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Developing the high levels of reading proficiency necessary to navigate the secondary curriculum is challenging for ELLs, but it is an essential component of academic success in their secondary and subsequent post-secondary education. Despite the importance of understanding the literacy needs of this population, research documenting the reading…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, English Language Learners, High School Students
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Hall-Mills, Shannon; Marante, Leesa; Tonello, Breanna; Johnson, Lauren – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2022
The present case study illustrates the use of explicit text structure intervention for expository reading comprehension with three adolescents with language learning disabilities (LLD). We investigated whether it was feasible to provide direct instruction on the identification of signal words that denote compare-contrast relations between…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Adolescents, Middle School Students, Learning Disabilities
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van Bergen, Elsje; Vasalampi, Kati; Torppa, Minna – Reading Research Quarterly, 2021
Does reading a lot lead to better reading skills, or does reading a lot follow from high initial reading skills? The authors present a longitudinal study of how much children choose to read and how well they decode and comprehend texts. This is the first study to examine the codevelopment of print exposure with both fluency and comprehension…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Longitudinal Studies, Children, Adolescents
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Frankel, Katherine K.; Deanna Brooks, Maneka; Learned, Julie E. – Teachers College Record, 2021
Background/Context: In the past two decades there have been at least 10 quantitative reviews, syntheses, or meta-analyses focused on literacy interventions in secondary schools. To date, much of this research has focused on quantifiable outcomes such as reading test scores, and few efforts have been made to synthesize studies of adolescent…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Intervention, Secondary School Students, Adolescents
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Barwasser, Anne; Lenz, Bastian; Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2021
Students with learning and behavioral problems often face enormous barriers to successful school performance. When the language of instruction is not the students' first language and they are already in secondary school, this is compounded by additional challenges, especially with regard to vocabulary and reading -- subjects that are fundamental…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Multimedia Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction