ERIC Number: EJ1272800
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 4
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Teaching Roots and Affixes Potentially Improves Reading Comprehension with Primary Students
Ownby, Kathryn
Psychology of Education Review, v44 n2 p95-98 Aut 2020
Based on the growing support that relates reading comprehension with morphological awareness, a short intervention was designed and piloted to see if instruction in morphological analysis could improve reading comprehension or vocabulary with primary school students. The intervention was piloted with a small group focusing on pre- and post-test measures. While there were increases in participants' reading comprehension and receptive vocabulary size post intervention, they are viewed with caution due to small sample size. This demonstrates potential for morphological analysis intervention to improve reading comprehension and receptive vocabulary with primary school students.
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Intervention, Morphology (Languages), Teaching Methods, Metalinguistics, Reading Improvement, Pretests Posttests, Elementary School Students, Morphemes, Foreign Countries, Reading Tests, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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