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Impact of Predictor Variables on L2 English Reading Acquisition for Grades 3 and 5
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Shenoy, Sunaina; Wagner, Richard K.; Overton, Kathryn; Rao, Nisha M. – Reading Psychology, 2023
This study was part of a larger longitudinal study in which we focused on measuring reading acquisition and observing the impact of SES, curriculum and gender on reading subtest scores. In Part 1 of our study (in review), we reported on findings for students in Grade 1. For Part 2 of our study, we report on our findings for students in Grades 3…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Achievement
The Components of the Simple View of Reading: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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Protopapas, Athanassios; Simos, Panagiotis G.; Sideridis, Georgios D.; Mouzaki, Angeliki – Reading Psychology, 2012
The simple view of reading admits two components in accounting for individual differences in reading comprehension: a print-dependent component related to decoding and word identification, and a print-independent one related to oral language comprehension. It has been debated whether word or nonword reading is a better index of the print-dependent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Greek, Reading Processes, Decoding (Reading)
The Impact of Reading Self-Efficacy and Task Value on Reading Comprehension Scores in Different Item Formats
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Solheim, Oddny Judith – Reading Psychology, 2011
It has been hypothesized that students with low self-efficacy will struggle with complex reading tasks in assessment situations. In this study we examined whether perceived reading self-efficacy and reading task value uniquely predicted reading comprehension scores in two different item formats in a sample of fifth-grade students. Results showed…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Self Efficacy, Multiple Regression Analysis
A Picture-Story Technique to Uncover Covert Attitudes Associated with Reading Failure.
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Lipsky, James A. – Reading Psychology, 1983
Describes a technique that used ambiguously drawn pictures of scenes depicting various aspects of the reading process to elicit imaginative reactions by fifth-grade boys. Results suggest that the high achieving readers had significantly more positive attitudes toward reading than did low achieving readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Grade 5, Imagination, Intermediate Grades
Teachers with Linguistically Informed Knowledge of Reading Subskills Are Associated with a Matthew Effect in Reading Comprehension for Monolingual and Bilingual Students
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Carreker, Suzanne H.; Neuhaus, Graham F.; Swank, Paul R.; Johnson, Paul; Monfils, Mary Jo; Montemayor, Mary Lou – Reading Psychology, 2007
A longitudinal investigation determined the growth of reading comprehension from third to fifth grades in a cohort of students who received Language Enrichment (LE), an Orton-Gillingham-based literacy program, during first and second grades. The LE instruction was provided by regular education teachers who received comprehensive training in…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Longitudinal Studies, Grade 3, Grade 4
Incidental versus Intentional Word Learning from Context.
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Konopak, Bonnie; And Others – Reading Psychology, 1987
Examines whether students spontaneously focus on and acquire meanings for unknown words encountered in text. Indicates that, while the intentional learning group made the greatest gains, the incidental learning group acquired some knowledge and confidence. Shows that the control group gained little in either case. Provides support for incidental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Elementary Secondary Education