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Peer reviewedWestera, Julia; Moore, Dennis W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
Presents an experimental evaluation of a trial implementation of reciprocal teaching procedures by high school teachers to address reading comprehension deficits. Forty-six students were exposed to 1 of 3 conditions: 12-16 reciprocal teaching sessions, 6-8 sessions, or no treatment. Significant gains were observed with students in the extended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Metacognition, Reading Achievement
Download full textCurran, Lisa; Guin, Lauren; Marshall, Laura – 2002
This study described a program designed to increase student reading comprehension in order to improve academic achievement. The targeted population consisted of third and eighth grade students in two schools located in Northern Illinois. Evidence for the existence of the problem included scores from the Stanford Test, low academic performance on…
Descriptors: Action Research, After School Programs, Cross Age Teaching, Grade 3
