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Savaskan, Vafa – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
Reading that is the activity of identifying and interpreting the symbols in a text is essential in terms of broadening the horizon of individuals through learning new words, acquiring new understandings, and developing the creativity. Because reading is a learning domain that provides significant contribution upon mental development, it takes…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Classroom Environment
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Rosenthal, Julie; Ehri, Linnea C. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2011
An experiment with random assignment examined the effectiveness of a strategy to learn unfamiliar English vocabulary words during text reading. Lower socioeconomic status, language minority fifth graders (M = 10 years, 7 months; n = 62) silently read eight passages each focused on an unknown multi-syllabic word that was underlined, embedded in a…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Silent Reading, Vocabulary, Memory
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Brown-Chidsey, Rachel; Johnson, Paul, Jr.; Fernstrom, Robin – School Psychology Review, 2005
Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) of silent reading fluency using the maze task has been shown to be a useful tool for evaluating students' silent reading skills. No prior research has evaluated whether the source of the maze passages has a relationship with the obtained reading scores. Prior research with CBM of oral reading fluency (ORF) has…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Silent Reading, Reading Fluency, Grade 5