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The Effects of Participation in the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Pilot Program on Students' Academic Performance and Reading Motivation
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Hammond, Ronda; Caro, Iris; Harrison, Pamela – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This mixed-methods study was conducted to identify the effects of participation in the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) summer pilot reading program on students' academic performance and reading motivation over 2 years. Data from rising first- through third-grade students and teachers in 37 public school districts across the state of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Academic Achievement, Reading Motivation
The Effects of Participation in the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Pilot Program on Students' Academic Performance and Reading Motivation
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Harrison, Pamela; Caro, Iris; Hammond, Ronda – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This mixed-methods study was conducted to identify the effects of participation in the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) summer pilot reading program on students' academic performance and reading motivation over 2 years. Data from rising first- through third-grade students and teachers in 37 public school districts across the state of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Academic Achievement, Reading Motivation
'We're a Little Loud. That's Because We Like to Read!': Developing Positive Views of Reading in a Diverse, Urban First Grade
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Moses, Lindsey; Kelly, Laura Beth – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2018
In this formative experiment, we examined interventions in and modifications to literacy instruction in a first-grade classroom with the aim of cultivating a love of reading among the students. Consistent with the design of formative experiments, the teacher established a pedagogical goal of building a love of reading, and throughout the year…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Literature Appreciation, Intervention
Motivating Grade 1 Children to Read: Exploring the Role of Choice, Curiosity, and Challenge in Mobile Ebooks
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Ciampa, Katia – Reading Psychology, 2016
A pre-experimental case study design was used to explore the value of intrinsic motivation in mobile eBook reading among 30 Grade 1 child participants. Data collection comprised pre- and post-test motivation questionnaires and researcher field notes. Child participants' enjoyment of mobile eBooks corresponded to 3 motivational aspects of intrinsic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Electronic Publishing
A Longitudinal Study of the Role of Reading Motivation in Primary Students' Reading Comprehension: Implications for a Less Simple View of Reading
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Cartwright, Kelly B.; Marshall, Timothy R.; Wray, Erica – Reading Psychology, 2016
Although substantial research indicates motivation contributes significant variance to reading comprehension in upper elementary students, research with students in primary grades has focused, instead, on the relation of motivation to word reading. Assessment of reading motivation in 68 first and second graders indicated word and nonword reading…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation, Role
Implementing Guided Reading Strategies with Kindergarten and First Grade Students
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Abbott, Lindsey; Dornbush, Abby; Giddings, Anne; Thomas, Jennifer – Online Submission, 2012
In the action research project report, the teacher researchers found that many kindergarten and first-grade students did not have the reading readiness skills to be reading at their benchmark target. The purpose of the project was to improve the students overall reading ability. The dates of the project began on September 8 through December 20,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Reading Readiness, Phonemics, Action Research