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Cantrell, Susan C.; Carter, Janis C.; Rintamaa, Margaret – Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, 2012
This Striving Readers evaluation examined the impact of a targeted intervention for struggling adolescent readers in participating schools. This study was conducted in nine high schools in nine school districts serving large percentages of at-risk students in Kentucky. The targeted intervention for struggling readers was the Kentucky Cognitive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, At Risk Students
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Hitchcock, John; Dimino, Joseph; Kurki, Anja; Wilkins, Chuck; Gersten, Russell – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) is a set of instructional strategies designed to improve the reading comprehension of students with diverse abilities (Klingner and Vaughn 1996). Teachers implement CSR at the classroom level using scaffolded instruction to guide students in the independent use of four comprehension strategies; students apply…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Educational Strategies, Validity
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Paris, Scott G.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
Informed Strategies for Learning (ISL) was designed to increase children's awareness and use of effective reading strategies. This study demonstrated that metacognition can be promoted through direct instruction (ISL) in the classroom. Increased awareness can lead to better use of reading strategies. (DWH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Metacognition, Program Effectiveness