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Download full textWheeler, Kathryn A.; Hall, Georgia; Naftzger, Neil – Afterschool Matters, 2022
Out-of-school time (OST) programs can play an important role in fostering the development of literacy skills among children and youth. To investigate the variety of literacy skill-building strategies OST programs use, researchers from the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) examined the practices of 31 programs in Massachusetts. This…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, After School Programs, Elementary School Students, Educational Quality
Direct linkCuevas, Joshua A.; Russell, Roxanne L.; Irving, Miles A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
This research sought to add to a body of knowledge that is severely underrepresented in the scientific literature, the effects of technological tools on reading comprehension and reading motivation in diverse secondary students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The study implemented an independent silent reading (ISR) program across a 5-month…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Silent Reading
Butler, Deirdre; Leahy, Margaret; McCormack, Ciaran – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2010
This paper describes the results of a pilot study conducted in Ireland to examine the effectiveness of an online book review project. The project focused on the production of book reviews by primary school children in the form of digital video. The videos created were uploaded to a password protected website, which was available to the schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Book Reviews, Childrens Literature, Reading Improvement
