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Reading Difficulty and Development of Fluent Reading Skills: An Action Research
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Gedik, Osman; Akyol, Hayati – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2022
In this study, it was aimed to remediate the reading difficulties of a fifth-grade student having no physical or mental problem but experiencing reading difficulties and to develop his skills of reading fluency. For this purpose, the repeated reading, paired reading, and word repetition techniques were used in the research process. In addition,…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Grade 5, Reading Skills, Reading Fluency
Effects of the Instruction in Inferring Meanings from Context on the Comprehension of Middle School Students at Frustration Reading Level
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Ilter, Ilhan – Journal of Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the context clue instruction program to infer meaning from context as a way to enhance reading comprehension. Participants were fifth-grade middle school students (four boys) who were at a frustration reading level (initial comprehension score range = 40%-48%) at their grade level. In…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Middle School Students, Inferences, Reading Comprehension
The Effect of Self-Regulation Based Strategic Reading Education on Comprehension, Motivation, and Self-Regulation Skills
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Türkben, Tuncay – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
The changes occurred in science and technology affect the content of education directly. In alignment with this change, the upbringing of students from an early age to be able to adapt and improve in alignment with the changing life conditions, to take learning responsibilities, to solve problems, to be able to think critically, to be…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation
The Relationship between Reading Comprehension Strategies and Reading Attitudes
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Kirmizi, Fatma Susar – Education 3-13, 2011
The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between levels of reading comprehension strategy use, reading attitudes, and the amount of reading per year among elementary school students. The study was conducted with 1316 students (649 girls and 667 boys) attending the fourth and fifth grades of 15 elementary schools in Denizli, Turkey.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Attitudes, Measures (Individuals)
A Qualitative Study on the Use of Summarizing Strategies in Elementary Education
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Susar Kirmizi, Fatma; Akkaya, Nevin – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
The objective of this study is to reveal how well summarizing strategies are used by Grade 4 and Grade 5 students as a reading comprehension strategy. This study was conducted in Buca, Izmir and the document analysis method, a qualitative research strategy, was employed. The study used a text titled "Environmental Pollution" and an…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Qualitative Research, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
A Comparative Study on Strategies of the Children for L1 and L2 Reading Comprehension in K12
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Belet, S. Dilek; Gursoy, Esim – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
In today's world it has long become a necessity to learn and communicate in another language other than one's mother tongue (L1). When the world is walking on the path of globalization people try to learn a second/foreign language (L2). In this study it's critically aimed to explore strategy use in L1 and L2 reading at K12 level. Subjects involved…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5