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Xiantong Yang; Ru-De Liu; Yi Ding; Zien Ding; Yi Yang – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Numerous studies have revealed the benefits of parents' reading-related activities that support children's cognitive development. However, little is known about the reading-related achievement emotions that are essential for self-confidence and well-being as a reader. To advance research in this important area of achievement emotions, it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Reading Habits
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Wilkins, Chuck; Gersten, Russell; Decker, Lauren E.; Grunden, Leslie; Brasiel, Sarah; Brunnert, Kim; Jayanthi, Madhavi – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
This report presents estimates from a large-scale, multi-district RCT (randomized controlled trial) on the effectiveness of a summer reading program on improving student reading comprehension for economically disadvantaged grade 3 students reading below the 50th percentile nationally. This study focused on the summer between grades 3 and 4 for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Independent Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement
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Hindin, Alisa; Paratore, Jeanne R. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a home repeated-reading intervention on the reading achievement of eight low-performing second-grade children in an urban school by taking into consideration their need to develop automaticity and the role their parents play in this process. Specifically we posed the following…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Reading Fluency, Independent Reading
Lenski, Susan, Ed.; Lewis, Jill, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This volume discusses factors that affect struggling readers in grades 7-12 and provides research-based strategies for improving their reading and writing skills. Chapters examine why some adolescents have trouble achieving reading proficiency, describe school-wide policies and programs that support literacy, and suggest age-appropriate classroom…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Independent Reading, Social Action, Second Language Learning