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Direct linkPiper, Benjamin; Schroeder, Leila; Trudell, Barbara – Journal of Research in Reading, 2016
Reading research has shown that variable relationships exist between measures of oral reading fluency and reading comprehension, depending on whether the language of the text is the reader's first language or an additional language. This paper explores this phenomenon, using reading assessment data for 2,000 Kenyan children in two or three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension
Download full textPiper, Benjamin; Bulat, Jennae; Johnston, Andrew – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
If children do not learn how to read in the first few years of primary school, they will struggle to complete the cycle, and are at greater risk of dropping out. It is therefore crucial to identify and test interventions that have the potential of making a large impact, can be implemented quickly, and are affordable to be taken to scale. This is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention
