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Direct linkGhosh, Aditi; Misquitta, Radhika; Shenoy, Sunaina; Kotwal, Nikisha – Journal of Research in Reading, 2022
Background: The National Education Policy of India in 2020 indicated a goal that all children will achieve foundational literacy by Grade 3 by 2025. In line with this, the Indian government sets a target of 30 to 35 correct words per minute (cwpm) at Grade 3. However, there are no supporting data for reading fluency targets in the Indian reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Fluency, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Sunaina Shenoy; Anuj Iyer; Siamack Zahedi – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
Most private schools in India follow the Alphabet-Spelling method to teach reading in English. This approach bypasses letter-sound correspondences and focuses on rote memorization and sight-word recognition. In an effort to provide students with more recent evidence-based practices in reading instruction, this study examined how phonics-based…
Descriptors: Phonics, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Nelson, Brenna Scadden; Petersen, Douglas B.; Rai, Anuradha – Language and Education, 2022
Background: Children in India are among the lowest performing students on international reading comprehension and writing assessments. Oral language instruction may improve these literacy outcomes. Aim: This pilot study investigated whether a multi-tiered system of language support (MTSLS) improved oral narrative language comprehension, reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Language, Language Processing, Reading Comprehension
Patel, Priyanka; Torppa, Minna; Aro, Mikko; Richardson, Ulla; Lyytinen, Heikki – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: In 2018, it was found that only a quarter of Grade 3 children in India were reading at grade level. A growing demand for English education has further limited children's literacy achievement. Despite a strong evidence base in favour of using systematic phonics for building English literacy skills, many teachers in India continue to use…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Misquitta, Radhika; Ghosh, Aditi – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Fluency Assessment and Benchmarking for Literacy in Education (FABLe) is the first mobile application being developed for the assessment of foundational literacy skills in India. FABLe passages are currently available in English for Grades 2, 3 and 4, with plans to expand to other Indian languages. FABLe is designed to administer curriculum-based…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Foreign Countries, English
Shenoy, Sunaina; Wagner, Richard K.; Rao, Nisha M. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
This study explores the possibility of adapting specific progress-monitoring tools developed in the US for use in English-medium private schools in Bangalore. In the US, many teachers adopt progress-monitoring tools like the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and Curriculum Based Measurement (easyCBM) to keep track of their…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Elementary School Students
Nag, Sonali – Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2013
Reading and writing difficulties are markers for some forms of learning disorders, and measuring the distance between the child's performance and an expected level of attainment is a common approach to diagnosis. However, there are several problems with relying on the gap between achievement and expectation for arriving at a diagnosis, not least…
Descriptors: Literacy, Low Achievement, Performance Based Assessment, Achievement Gains
