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Kirchner, Emmarentia; Mostert, Maria Louise – Cogent Education, 2017
This paper reports on the reading motivation and reading activity of 402, urban, Namibian learners in 6 schools in the central region of Namibia. From the fourth grade these Grade 7 learners received their instruction through the medium of English, and offered English as Second Language in addition to another Namibian language. They were enrolled…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Reading Achievement, Grade 7, Language of Instruction
Hale, Andrea D.; Henning, Jaime B.; Hawkins, Renee O.; Sheeley, Wesley; Shoemaker, Larissa; Reynolds, Jennifer R.; Moch, Christina – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
This study was designed to investigate the validity of four different aloud reading comprehension assessment measures: Maze, comprehension questions, Maze accurate response rate (MARR), and reading comprehension rate (RCR). The criterion measures used in this study were the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement (WJ-III ACH) Broad Reading…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension
Rasinski, Timothy; Rikli, Andrew; Johnston, Susan – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2009
Reading fluency has traditionally been viewed as a goal of reading that is taught and mastered in the elementary grades. In this article we challenge that notion by exploring the role of reading fluency as a contributor to reading proficiency and difficulty among intermediate and middle grade students. We assessed reading fluency development among…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Silent Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Achievement