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The Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Computerized Reading Training Program on Reading Self-Concept in Second and Third Grade Readers
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Kasperski, Ronen; Shany, Michal; Erez-Hod, Tal; Katzir, Tami – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2019
While computerized reading programs were found to enhance reading skills, less is known about their influence on reading self-concept (RSC). The current study aimed to examine short- and long-term effects of two versions of a computerized reading acceleration program (RAP) on reading skills and reading self-concept. One hundred thirty…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Skills, Self Esteem
The Role of Trait Anxiety and Preoccupation with Reading Disabilities of Children and Their Mothers in Predicting Children's Reading Comprehension
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Blicher, Shira; Feingold, Liat; Shany, Michal – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
This study investigated the relationship between reading comprehension (RC), trait anxiety, and preoccupation with reading disability (RD) in 88 school children in Grades 3 through 5 and in their mothers. Children's trait anxiety had a significant direct negative relationship with RC and also mediated the association between preoccupation with RD…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Reading Difficulties, Mothers, Reading Comprehension