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Kim, Young-Suk Grace; Petscher, Yaacov; Wanzek, Jeanne; Al Otaiba, Stephanie – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
We investigated developmental trajectories of and the relation between reading and writing (word reading, reading comprehension, spelling, and written composition), using longitudinal data from students in Grades 3-6 in the US. Results revealed that word reading and spelling were best described as having linear growth trajectories whereas reading…
Descriptors: Correlation, Longitudinal Studies, Grade 3, Grade 4
Kim, Young-Suk Grace; Petscher, Yaacov; Wanzek, Jeanne; Al Otaiba, Stephanie – Grantee Submission, 2018
We investigated developmental trajectories of and the relation between reading and writing (word reading, reading comprehension, spelling, and written composition), using longitudinal data from students in Grades 3-6 in the US. Results revealed that word reading and spelling were best described as having linear growth trajectories whereas reading…
Descriptors: Correlation, Longitudinal Studies, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Calhoon, Mary Beth; Petscher, Yaacov – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
The purpose of this project was to examine group- and individual-level responses by struggling adolescents readers (6th-8th grades; N = 155) to three different modalities of the same reading program, Reading Achievement Multi-Component Program. The three modalities differ in the combination of reading components (phonological decoding, spelling,…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Programs, Remedial Reading, Middle School Students
Reed, Deborah K.; Petscher, Yaacov – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The purpose of this study was to improve the utility of retell protocols by more clearly identifying the testing conditions under which students demonstrate better performance. The research questions concern whether the wording of the initial prompt, the inclusion of a follow-up prompt, or the opportunity to silently re-read the passage is related…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Testing, Task Analysis, Reading Instruction
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Rasinski, Timothy; Samuels, S. Jay; Hiebert, Elfrieda; Petscher, Yaacov; Feller, Karen – Reading Psychology, 2011
Reading fluency has been identified as a key component in effective literacy instruction (National Reading Panel, 2000). Instruction in reading fluency has been shown to lead to improvements in reading achievement. Reading fluency instruction is most commonly associated with guided repeated oral reading instruction. In the present retrospective…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Reading Comprehension, Silent Reading, Reading Fluency