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Direct linkLeinen, Amy Bethel – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined the effects of a phonics-based intervention on the reading outcomes of non-Spanish-speaking English Learners (ELs). Thirty-six K-3, primarily Karen- and Hmong-speaking ELs were randomly assigned to receive a modified version of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS; Fuchs et al., 2001b) combined with…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Reading Fluency, Phonics, Intervention
Suing, Janet S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This exploratory study examined the ways in which fourth grade students, in an urban setting, responded to a nine-week implementation of Marzano's Six Step Vocabulary Process. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the direct instruction of vocabulary and the effects on student achievement as measured by Vocabulary…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
Practicing Independent Reading with Decodable Texts: A Comparison Study of Texts with Second Graders
Cheatham, Jennifer Pool – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate if students who read decodable books during independent reading time improved word reading and decoding skills more than students who read authentic literature during independent reading time but received the same instruction. The study was conducted for 10 weeks with 62 second-grade…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Independent Reading, Sight Vocabulary, Grade 2
Stubbs, Velinda F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The interpretation of Indiana Public Law 109 and subsequent policy adopted by the Indiana Department of Education resulted in the Indiana State Board of Education mandating circumstances implemented during the 2011-2012 school year regarding grade level retention of Grade 3 students. IREAD-3, a standardized, gateway assessment, was administered to…
Descriptors: State Legislation, State Policy, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students
Moore, Kenneth L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of the reading component of Ticket to Read®, a computer-based educational program, developed to improve hearing students' fluency could improve deaf students' fluency in order to improve comprehension. Fluency, the ability to read text accurately and automatically, forms a bridge from…
Descriptors: Deafness, Assistive Technology, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement
Frame, John N. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Problem: Some students are failing to develop acceptable reading skills; however, instructional time allocated to reading fluency can increase reading comprehension. The purpose of this study was to compare students who received repeated reading with pairs of students in a large-group setting with those who did not in terms of reading fluency,…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension
