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Yixun Li; Kaiyue Jia; Hay Mar Myat Kyaw; Hong Li; Mengge Yan – Journal of Research in Reading, 2024
Background: To better understand the intricate science of reading development, both cognitive and affective factors must be taken into consideration. This developmental study aims to enrich the literature by exploring how reading motivation -- an affective factor -- contributes to reading comprehension in Chinese elementary schoolers, beyond…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Young, Chase; Mohr, Kathleen A. J.; Landreth, Shelly – Journal of Research in Reading, 2020
Research on readers theatre has indicated that it can improve elementary students' reading achievement and can be motivating, engaging and enjoyable, even for reluctant or struggling readers. Because of the potential for improvement and the engagement factor, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of readers theatre on young male…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Males, Grade 2, Reading Comprehension
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Martens, Vanessa E. G.; de Jong, Peter F. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2008
In this study the effect of repeated reading on the acquisition of orthographic knowledge was examined. Acquisition of orthographic knowledge was assessed by the effect of word length on reading speed. We predicted that the effect of length in a set of words and pseudowords would decrease after the repeated reading of these (pseudo)words. The…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Dyslexia, Grade 5, Grade 4