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Direct linkSamira Syal; Marcia Davis; Xiaodong Zhang; Jason Schoeneberger; Samantha Spinney; Douglas J. Mac Iver; Martha Mac Iver – Reading Psychology, 2024
Motivation to read is crucial to improving reading skill. While there is extensive research examining reading motivation among elementary students, with respect to adolescents, research is limited. Employing a person-centered approach can aid in developing a better understanding of adolescent reading motivation and would help address possible…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Adolescents, Reading Achievement, High School Students
Download full textSamira Syal; Marcia Davis; Xiaodong Zhang; Jason Schoeneberger; Samantha Spinney; Douglas J. Mac Iver; Martha Mac Iver – Grantee Submission, 2023
Motivation to read is crucial to improving reading skill. While there is extensive research examining reading motivation among elementary students, with respect to adolescents, research is limited. Employing a person-centered approach can aid in developing a better understanding of adolescent reading motivation and would help address possible…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Adolescents, Reading Achievement, High School Students
Accelerating Literacy for Adolescents (ALFA): Evaluating ALFA Using a Regression Discontinuity Study
Marcia H. Davis; Jason Schoeneberger; Christopher Rhoads; Douglas J. Mac Iver; Xiaodong Zhang; Martha Mac Iver; Samantha Spinney – Grantee Submission, 2024
This paper investigates the impact of assignment to the Accelerating Literacy for Adolescents (ALFA) Lab, an additional semester-long class taken during an elective period, on ninth grade student reading achievement, motivation, and frequency. We conducted a regression discontinuity (RD) study where 1,378 students from diverse high schools in four…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Acceleration (Education), Literacy
