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The Analysis of the Level of Students' Perception of the Messages in Fictive Texts in Fictional Context
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Batur, Zekerya – Reading Improvement, 2018
The aim of this study is to investigate the perception levels of the messages of didactic fiction texts in fictive context and the student's perception levels of these messages. 80 students attending the grades of 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th--20 from each grade--are randomly selected as participants. Under the supervision of specialists, six fictive…
Descriptors: Fiction, Text Structure, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation
Oral Reading Fluency and MAZE Selection for Predicting 5th and 6th Grade Students' Reading and Math Achievement on a High Stakes Summative Assessment
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Whitley, Samuel – Reading Improvement, 2019
This study examined the relationship between two reading curriculum based measures (oral reading fluency and MAZE) and the reading and mathematics subsections of a high stakes test administered at the 5th and 6th grades. Bivariate correlations were conducted between each curriculum based measure and each subsection of the test. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Curriculum Based Assessment, Reading Tests
The Analysis of the Level of Students' Perception of the Messages in Fictive Texts in Fictional Context
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Batur, Zekerya – Reading Improvement, 2013
The aim of this study is to investigate the perception levels of the messages of didactic fiction texts in fictive context and the student's perception levels of these messages. 80 students attending the grades of 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th 20 from each grade, are randomly selected as participants. Under the supervision of specialists, six fictive…
Descriptors: Fiction, Text Structure, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation
Reading Fluency Interventions for Middle School Students with Academic and Behavioral Disabilities
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Hilsmier, Amanda Strong; Wehby, Joseph H.; Falk, Katherine B. – Reading Improvement, 2016
The research base on how to effectively intervene to improve the reading fluency of students with academic and behavioral disabilities at the middle school level does not provide a strong support for evidence- based practices with this age group. The purpose of this study was to extend the body of research on reading fluency interventions to…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Middle School Students, Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice
Organizational Climate of Elementary Schools and Reading Achievement of Sixth Grade Pupils.
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Mikkelsen, Vincent P.; Joyner, Wilton – Reading Improvement, 1982
Concludes that there is a strong positive relationship between an elementary school's organizational climate (whether the school is "open" or "closed") and student reading performance, with achievement being greater in the more open schools. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Open Education
The Effect of Male Teachers on the Reading Achievement of Father-Absent Sixth Grade Boys.
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Courtney, Dan; Schell, Leo M. – Reading Improvement, 1978
Indicates that male teachers had no significant effect upon the reading achievement of 193 sixth-grade boys and suggests pursuing other strategies to help such boys improve their reading achievement scores. (RL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Fatherless Family, Grade 6, Males
Parental Involvement and Its Influence on the Reading Achievement of 6th Grade Students
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Hawes, Carmen Ann; Plourde, Lee A. – Reading Improvement, 2005
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between reading achievement and parental involvement for sixth grade middle school students. The participants were forty-eight sixth grade students who completed parental involvement surveys. The parents of these students also completed a parental involvement survey. The results of the…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement, Parent Participation
Sex Differences in Reading Attitudes.
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Wallbrown, Fred H.; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1981
The scores of fifth- and sixth-grade students on the "Survey of Reading Attitudes" revealed significant gender differences. (FL)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Females, Grade 5, Grade 6
Children's Use of Simile and Metaphor and Their Reading.
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Gambell, Trevor J.; McFetridge, Patricia A. – Reading Improvement, 1981
Reports on a study that investigated what constitutes metaphor and simile for sixth- and eighth-grade children. Discusses the implications of the findings for reading and language arts curriculum development and instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Curriculum