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Direct linkShippen,Margaret E.; Houchins,David E.; Steventon,Candace; Sartor,Donya – Remedial and Special Education, 2005
This study investigated the differential effects of two direct instruction (DI) reading programs, one with overt decoding strategies and one with more covert decoding strategies, on the reading achievement of struggling seventh graders in an urban middle school. The students participating in this study (N = 55) were 2 to 4 years behind in reading…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Reading Programs, Reading Rate, Reading Achievement
Bullion-Mears, Ann; McCauley, Joyce K.; McWhorter, J. YeVette – Science Scope, 2007
Performing text in the form of choral reading, rap, reader's theatre, and/or simulations offers students a powerful vehicle for understanding and recalling key concepts and significant details culled from textual materials. Creating a script, poem, or lyrics to perform requires repeated readings of a text, a practice that increases participants'…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate, Theater Arts, Educational Strategies
