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Pictures with Narration versus Pictures with On-Screen Text during Teaching Mathematics
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Ioannou, Panagiotis; Rodiou, Evdoxia; Iliou, Theodoros – Research in Pedagogy, 2017
The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of two different teaching methods on students' comprehension in Mathematics: pictures with concurrent narration versus pictures with on-screen text, during teaching triangles, a lesson in Mathematics. Forty primary school children (boys and girls) selected to participate in this study.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Visual Aids, Narration, Elementary School Mathematics
Using Online Computer Games in the ELT Classroom: A Case Study
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Vasileiadou, Ioanna; Makrina, Zafiri – English Language Teaching, 2017
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of computer games in learning English as a foreign language and the extent to which they increase motivation in young students. More particularly, this research investigated the validity of the hypothesis that computer games are a particularly motivating means for young students to…
Descriptors: Computer Games, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Literacy Profile of Greek Precocious Readers: A Follow-Up Study
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Tafa, Eufimia; Manolitsis, George – Journal of Research in Reading, 2012
The aim of this follow-up study was to examine the progress made by 13 Greek-speaking precocious readers in phonological awareness, reading and spelling from the fourth to sixth grades of primary education, and to compare their progress with that of 11 nonprecocious reader classmates. It was hypothesised that because of the linguistic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Comparative Analysis, High Achievement, Spelling
A Longitudinal Literacy Profile of Greek Precocious Readers
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Tafa, Eufimia; Manolitsis, George – Reading Research Quarterly, 2008
The aim of this five-year longitudinal study was to examine whether 13 Greek precocious readers' performance on a variety of reading, spelling, and phonological-awareness tasks from kindergarten through the fourth grade was different from that of 12 Greek nonprecocious readers and, if there were differences between the two groups' performances,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Reading Fluency, Program Effectiveness
Reading Strategies Employed by Greek Braille Readers: Miscue Analysis
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Vakali, Anthi; Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
Reading development is said to progress in a series of developmental skills and stages that need to be acquired by emerging young readers. The literature on Greek braille reading and its development found that print readers opt for the same text decoding strategy even at the initial stages of development. This article explores the development of…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Miscue Analysis
The Relation between Phonological Memory Skills and Reading Ability in Greek-Speaking Children: Can Training of Phonological Memory Contribute to Reading Development?
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Maridaki-Kassotaki, Katerina – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2002
This study was designed to examine whether there is a relationship between phonological memory and reading ability in Greek-speaking children aged between 6 and 9 years. An additional aim of the study was to investigate whether training of phonological memory during preschool years enhances reading achievement during early school years. In…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Memory, Reading Ability, Greek