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Boosting Student Comprehension of Informational Materials at the Secondary Level at Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy
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Sampley, Jolyne K. – Online Submission, 2008
Without proficiency in content reading skills, seventh grade students were at risk of not being able to achieve understanding of what they read in non-fiction texts, a skill that is absolutely necessary for college-bound students. The purpose of this action research study was to investigate whether an approach that involved specific and focused…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Intervention, Independent Reading, Content Area Reading
The Relationship Between Televiewing and the Reading Interests of Seventh Grade Pupils.
Hamilton, Harlan Bernhardt – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between televiewing and the reading interests of seventh grade pupils using 300 television (TV) tie-ins comprised of 18 different titles. The subjects were 253 pupils representing four seventh grade classes from low, middle, and high socioeconomic backgrounds in a suburban setting. The…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Grade 7, Independent Reading, Reading
A Comparison of an Extended Individualized Reading Instructional Program with the Regular Reading Instructional Program and Its Effects upon Reading Skills of Selected Black Junior High School Students Who Are Underachieving in Reading.
Small, Lily Burn Titer – 1976
The effects of an extended, individualized reading program on vocabulary, comprehension, and total reading skills were investigated in a sample of 39 underachieving, black seventh-grade pupils. No significant differences were found between experimental groups and control groups on any of the measures of reading achievement, but the experimental,…
Descriptors: Black Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Grade 7, Individualized Reading
A Study of the Effects of Three Prepared Reading Readiness Activities on Seventh Graders' Competency in the Use of Content Area Reading Skills in Literature.
McQuagge, Daniel Temple – 1974
This study was designed to determine statistically whether the prolonged use of three prepared reading readiness activities has any influence on seventh-grade students' abilities to read unfamiliar literature; which of the readiness activities is most influential on students' abilities; and whether or not longevity of such influence exists. The…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
An Investigation to Determine If Selected Exercises in Sentence-Combining Can Improve Reading and Writing.
Fisher, Kenneth David – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine if syntactic maturity, as measured by T-unit length, clause length, and clauses per T-unit, and if the level of reading comprehension, as measured by cloze tests and a standardized reading test, of one group each of selected fifth, seventh, and ninth graders could be influenced by the students completing…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Grade 5, Grade 7
Improving Reading Achievement through the Use of Parental Involvement and Paired Reading.
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DeAngelo, Nancy; And Others – 1997
An action research project implemented a program for improving the reading skills of at-risk middle school students. The targeted population consisted of fifth- and seventh-grade students in a rural, middle class community located in northeastern Illinois. Evidence for the problem includes teacher observation, checklists, standardized tests, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 5, Grade 7, High Risk Students