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Download full textCarrell, Patricia L. – 1988
A study investigated the role of metacognitive skills and the conception of reading in the reading comprehension of adult native speakers of Spanish and English. The study differed from others in its examination of reading conceptions and comprehension in both the first and second languages. Results suggest that both first language reading ability…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Cook, Jimmie E. – 1982
Serious crises (death, divorce, hospitalization, moving, and physical, emotional, or sexual abuse) occur to the students a teacher sees daily, and teachers must learn to help students when these problems occur. To determine the extent and effects of such crises on academic work, students (N=300) from grades 2-6, 9-12 and college, who had undergone…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Crisis Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment
Hickerson, Benny – 1984
Critical reading and thinking abilities can be encouraged among average and above-average secondary school students through the study of literature. One approach is to give students a study sheet on the elements of the short story. The students should be led through the elements listed and given an opportunity to express their opinions about the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
Horvath, Frank G.; Machura, Shirley – 1986
The development of the Alberta Diagnostic Reading Program (ADRP) was based on a current psycholinguistic theory that describes reading as a process in which the reader uses background information to communicate with the author. To ensure its usefulness and effectiveness, the developers of the ADRP sought the advice and direct involvement of many…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction
Corley, Gianetta; Pring, Linda – 1993
The word and picture processing abilities of 11 children (ages 6-10) with partial vision were studied in a variety of ways over a period of 14 months. The studies found that in processing words partially sighted children, like fully sighted children, used both lexical and nonlexical processing, though perhaps in difference balance. Recognition and…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Rivera, Manuel G. – 1983
To determine the relationship of reading ability to age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, and majors in economics, political science, history, and psychology, 141 students who completed summer social science courses at a California community college were given the Nelson Denny Reading Test, which scores for vocabulary and comprehension. Of the 141…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Students, Community Colleges
