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Direct linkZugel, Kevin – Reading Improvement, 2020
This study examined a combined reading curriculum (CRC) containing all the essential reading components of phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. The CRC combines a word study curriculum with a specifically designed supplemental reading curriculum to create a developmental, systematic, and comprehensive…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Curriculum Design, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics
Miller, Harry – Reading Improvement, 2014
In this article, teachers are reminded that their content subject areas require acquainting children with special words or symbols related to that subject area (e.g. mathematics or social studies). Because children can read well does not mean they would be understanding of any special reading skill required in a content subject area; that the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary, Content Area Reading
Hastings, Kathryn – Reading Improvement, 2016
The benefits of engaging with age-appropriate reading materials in classroom settings are numerous. For example, students' comprehension is developed as they acquire new vocabulary and concepts. The Common Core requires all students have daily opportunities to engage with "complex text" regardless of students' decoding levels. However,…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Learner Engagement, Common Core State Standards, Decoding (Reading)
Gallagher, Tiffany L.; Fazio, Xavier; Gunning, Thomas G. – Reading Improvement, 2012
This investigation compared readability formulae to publishers' identified reading levels in science-based elementary readers. Nine well-established readability indices were calculated and comparisons were made with the publishers' identified grade designations and between different genres of text. Results revealed considerable variance among the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Readability, Correlation, Comparative Analysis
Sobolak, Michelle J. – Reading Improvement, 2011
Researchers have long acknowledged the important role that vocabulary plays in assisting reading comprehension. Because of the importance of vocabulary, it is necessary to determine how to ensure that all students are making adequate vocabulary gains. The research base for the best ways to instruct students in robust vocabulary is strong. The…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Socioeconomic Influences
Peer reviewedDrummond, Robert J.; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1976
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Open Education, Predictor Variables, Reading Achievement
Tran, Anh – Reading Improvement, 2006
Based on a number of publications within the last five years, this article starts with an observation that vocabulary instruction for English-Language Learners is still not given adequate attention. In an attempt to improve the situation, the author suggests a modified approach to extensive reading for vocabulary and reading development. The…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Reading Materials, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction
