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"Getting Unstuck": Reluctant Readers and the Impact of Visualization Strategies
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Altchuler, Stephanie; Chai, Hannah – Reading Improvement, 2020
Engaging students who are reluctant readers is not a one-sided dilemma, but rather a dynamic problem with many facets. This study examined one aspect of this conundrum. While reading is a difficult and challenging task for many, reluctant readers struggle with not only being engaged, but with negative self-perceptions. The fourth grade reluctant…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Reading Strategies, Visualization, Learner Engagement
An Impact Analysis of Computer Assisted Instruction on the Reading Skills of Students with Disabilities
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Reiser, David A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This quantitative, quasi-experimental research study was designed to determine the impact of a computer assisted reading instruction program on the fluency rates and comprehension skills of third and fourth grade students with reading disabilities at an Ohio suburban-metropolitan elementary school. Pretests established the participants' baseline…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, Reading Instruction, Grade 3
Enhancing Accessibility for Students with Decoding Difficulties on Large-Scale Reading Assessments
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Gandhi, Allison Gruner; Ogut, Burhan; Stein, Laura; Bzura, Robin; Danielson, Louis – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
This study reports findings from studies examining potential read-aloud accommodations on standardized reading comprehension assessments for students with decoding difficulties. Three types of accommodations were evaluated: question stems and answer options read aloud; question stems, answer options, and proper nouns read aloud; and full…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Testing Accommodations, Reading Difficulties
Enhancing Accessibility for Students with Decoding Difficulties on Large-Scale Reading Assessments
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Gandhi, Allison Gruner; Ogut, Burhan; Stein, Laura; Bzura, Robin; Danielson, Louis – Grantee Submission, 2017
This study reports findings from studies examining potential read-aloud accommodations on standardized reading comprehension assessments for students with decoding difficulties. Three types of accommodations were evaluated: question stems and answer options read aloud; question stems, answer options, and proper nouns read aloud; and full…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Reading Difficulties, Decoding (Reading), Reading Tests
The Relationship between School Mobility and the Acquisition of Early Literacy Skills
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Franco, Amy C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The relationship between frequent mobility and student achievement is complex. While studies have shown that frequent mobility may have a detrimental effect on student achievement, the suggestion that poverty is an underlying cause for poor academic progress has been proposed (Buerkle & Christenson, 1999; United States GAO Report, 2010). The…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Emergent Literacy, Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status
The Nation's Report Card Reading 2009 State Snapshot Report. Ohio. Grade 4, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2009 to other…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment