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The Negative Consequences of becoming a Good Reader: Identity Theory as a Lens for Understanding Struggling Readers, Teachers, and Reading Instruction
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Hall, Leigh A. – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: The majority of middle school students in U.S. schools are struggling readers and lack the reading abilities needed to successfully comprehend texts, complete reading-related assignments, and learn subject matter content. Researchers have suggested that struggling readers' comprehension abilities can be improved if their…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Middle School Students, Case Studies
Bringing Television Back to the Bedroom: Transactions between a Seventh Grade Struggling Reader and Her Mathematics Teacher
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Hall, Leigh A. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2007
This year long case study examined: (a) how a seventh-grade struggling reader transacted with the reading task demands of her mathematics classroom and (b) how her teacher responded to her in regards to these reading task demands. The results suggest that struggling readers may engage in behaviors that are designed to help others construct…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Ability, Low Achievement, Grade 7
Struggling Readers and Content Area Text: Interactions with and Perceptions of Comprehension, Self, and Success
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Hall, Leigh A. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2005
This year-long case study examines how a struggling reader in a sixth-grade social studies class, a seventh grade mathematics class, and an eighth grade science class "transacted" with the reading task demands of her specific classroom. Through regular classroom observations and interviews, the researcher documents how each student responded to…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Social Studies, Science Education, Mathematics Education