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Direct linkLimbrick, Lisa; Wheldall, Kevin; Madelaine, Alison – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2012
Recent inquiries into the underachievement of boys in reading have called into question whether they require different forms of reading instruction from girls. A number of reading programs and initiatives have been developed to address this issue, including programs based on increasing boys' motivation, improving behaviour, embracing the use of…
Descriptors: Remedial Reading, Females, Reading Programs, Effect Size
Peer reviewedAnstey, Michele M.; Freebody, Peter – Reading Psychology, 1987
Investigates the effects of four types of prereading activities on comprehension of Australian fifth grade students: (1) irrelevant tasks (control); (2) pictorial introductions to the subject; (3) content-directed questions; and (4) free-association to the passage's titles. Determines that, although the pictorial introduction group performed best,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Inferences
