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Troyer, Margaret; Kim, James S.; Hale, Elizabeth; Wantchekon, Kristia A.; Armstrong, Catherine – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
Children's motivation to read is a strong predictor of their reading comprehension. However, some recent research has suggested that the relationship between reading motivation and reading comprehension may be mediated through the amount that students read. This study attempts a conceptual replication of several existing models that explore the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Capotosto, Lauren; Kim, James S.; Burkhauser, Mary A.; Oh Park, Soojin; Mulimbi, Bethany; Donaldson, Maleka; Kingston, Helen Chen – AERA Open, 2017
This qualitative study investigated the ways in which 84 parents from predominantly low-income communities described supporting their third graders' reading skills, motivation, and habits. Thematic analysis of open-ended parent interviews indicated that parents actively and deliberately scaffolded their children's progress toward developing…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Grade 3, Reading Skills, Emergent Literacy