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Assessment of Inference Types (AIT): A New Test for Measuring How Well Students Make Inferences
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Morrison, Timothy G.; Wilcox, Brad; Sudweeks, Richard R.; Bird, Lauren; Murdoch, Erica; Bursey, Hannah; Helvey, McKenzie – Reading Psychology, 2022
The authors of the Common Core State Standards and publishers of literacy programs focus on an essential aspect of comprehension, the process of drawing inferences. An inference refers to any piece of information that an author does not include in text but expects readers to use to make meaning. Four common inference types are anaphoric,…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Inferences, Student Evaluation, Measures (Individuals)
Reading Motivation in Spanish-Speaking Dual Language Learners: Comparing Two Types of Student Report
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Klauda, Susan Lutz; Taboada Barber, Ana; McAllen, Elizabeth B. – Reading Psychology, 2020
Employing a mixed methods approach, this study examined the reading motivations of dual language learners (DLLs) in Grades 3-5 in a suburban Title I school in which the student population was predominantly Hispanic. Twenty-one students completed self-report surveys and participated in interviews focused on two intrinsic motivations (involvement…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Bilingual Students, Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students
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)
A Computer-Based Program of Word Study: Effects on Reading and Spelling.
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Weber, William R.; Henderson, Edmund H. – Reading Psychology, 1989
Investigates whether a computer-based word study method, emphasizing automaticity of response, would improve students' word recognition, spelling, and oral reading performance. Finds support for a verbal efficiency theory of reading, in which the key to developing reading efficiency is developing word recognition that is automatic. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 4
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