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Chinese Migrant Children's Parental Involvement Profiles and Associations with Their Reading Comprehension in Secondary School: A Latent Profile Analysis
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Jiangze Lin; Quan Qian – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
This study analyzed 841 migrant children from Chinese secondary schools to identify parental involvement profiles--parental expectations, communication, and provision of reading materials--and their impact on reading comprehension. Latent profile analysis revealed three profiles, which were labelled "Low Expectation Orientation,"…
Descriptors: Migrant Children, Secondary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Parent Aspiration
An Investigation of Parents' Perceptions of African American Secondary Students' Reading Proficiency in Public Schools
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Rasheed, Jacquline Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The problem researched in this study is that many African American secondary students are not reading as proficient as their peers. In addition, parental involvement in secondary education is significantly less than during their elementary school years. The purpose of this qualitative, narrative phenomenological study was to explore parents' or…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, African American Students, Secondary School Students, Reading Skills
Improving Reading, Writing, and Content Learning for Students in Grades 4-12
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Taylor, Rosemarye T. – Corwin Press, 2006
In contrast to the primary grades when children are learning to read, students in grades 4 through 12 are expected to learn content as they read, yet they may still struggle with reading basics. This book provides a realistic and systematic process for improving reading and writing while enhancing content knowledge and skills. Based on proven…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Critical Reading