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Direct linkAparicio, Xavier; Belaïd, Souad; Baccino, Thierry; Megalakaki, Olga – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
In this study, we compared the effects of two media (Interactive Whiteboards and Paper) on both expository and narrative texts reading comprehension among 5th grade children of primary school. Two texts were constructed, according to the same controlled hierarchical structure. Comprehension was assessed by a multiple-choice questionnaire including…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Interactive Video, Educational Technology, Elementary School Students
Bogaerds-Hazenberg, Suzanne T. M.; Evers-Vermeul, Jacqueline; van den Bergh, Huub – Reading Research Quarterly, 2021
In this meta-analysis, the authors synthesize results from 44 (quasi-)experimental studies on informational and narrative text structure interventions involving students in grades 4-6 in regular school settings. Findings show that text structure instruction had positive immediate effects on students' reading comprehension but that effect sizes…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Text Structure, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Strong, John Z. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2020
The purpose of this mixed-methods experimental study was to investigate the effects and social validity of a text structure intervention for reading and writing in upper elementary grades. Fourth- and fifth-grade teachers (N = 11) in three elementary schools were randomly assigned to implement the text structure intervention or a comprehension…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Intervention, Grade 4, Grade 5
Hebert, Michael; Bohaty, Janet J.; Nelson, J. Ron; Lambert, Matthew C. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
Students who struggle with reading have particular trouble with expository text. Instruction in text structures has been shown to be effective for improving expository reading comprehension. However, few studies have been conducted specifically with upper elementary aged struggling readers. To address these issues, we developed a new intervention,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Reading Difficulties
Download full textHebert, Michael; Bohaty, Janet J.; Nelson, J. Ron; Lambert, Matthew C. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Students who struggle with reading have particular trouble with expository text. Instruction in text structures has been shown to be effective for improving expository reading comprehension. However, few studies have been conducted specifically with upper elementary aged struggling readers. To address these issues, we developed a new intervention,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Reading Difficulties
Jackie E. Relyea; Dennis S. Davis; Corrie Dobis; Becky Huang; Courtney Samuelson – Grantee Submission, 2025
This study evaluated the feasibility of the Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention, designed to support Grades 3-5 multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs) in building content knowledge, language skills, and reading comprehension through inquiry-based small-group instruction. Feasibility was examined across…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students
Bogaerds-Hazenberg, Suzanne T. M.; Evers-Vermeul, Jacqueline; van den Bergh, Huub – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
In the Netherlands, the quality of the reading curriculum is currently under debate because of disappointing results on national and international assessments of students' reading skills and motivation. In a mixed-method study, we analyzed the content of Dutch textbooks for reading comprehension instruction (i.e., the implemented curriculum) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indo European Languages, Textbook Content, Grade 4
Çetinkaya, Gökhan; Aydogan Yenmez, Arzu; Çelik, Tugba; Özpinar, Ilknur – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2018
This study aimed to investigate the readability of the fifth-, sixth, seventh and eighth-grade mathematics course books prepared in deference to the 2017 curriculum and distributed to schools by MEB. This study utilized the descriptive document analysis which is a qualitative research method. Readability of the mathematics course books were…
Descriptors: Readability, Readability Formulas, Textbooks, Difficulty Level
Batur, Zekerya – Reading Improvement, 2018
The aim of this study is to investigate the perception levels of the messages of didactic fiction texts in fictive context and the student's perception levels of these messages. 80 students attending the grades of 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th--20 from each grade--are randomly selected as participants. Under the supervision of specialists, six fictive…
Descriptors: Fiction, Text Structure, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation
Roehling, Julia V.; Hebert, Michael; Nelson, J. Ron; Bohaty, Janet J. – Reading Teacher, 2017
Comprehending expository reading material is a challenge for many students. Research has shown that students' expository reading comprehension can improve with the help of text structure instruction. The purpose of this article is to present teachers with a framework for effectively implementing text structure instruction in their classrooms.…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Grade 2
Roehling, Julia V.; Hebert, Michael; Nelson, J. Ron; Bohaty, Janet J. – Grantee Submission, 2017
Students often have difficulty comprehending informational text. Results from a meta-analysis by Hebert, Bohaty, Nelson and Brown (2016) indicated that text structure instruction is effective for improving reading comprehension of expository text. This article presents evidence-based practices for teaching informational text structures to improve…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Grade 2
Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Wijekumar, Kausalai; Lei, Puiwa – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
Explicit signals of important relationships in expository texts can provide efficient processing instructions for readers with strategic knowledge about text structures. However, such signal words do not help readers without strategic knowledge about use of text structures and signal words. This study provided the first detailed investigation…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 7
Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Wijekumar, Kausalai; Lei, Puiwa – Grantee Submission, 2018
Explicit signals of important relationships in expository texts can provide efficient processing instructions for readers with strategic knowledge about text structures. However, such signal words do not help readers without strategic knowledge about use of text structures and signal words. This study provided the first detailed investigation…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 7
Wijekumar, Kausalai; Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Lei, Puiwa; Hernandez, Anita C.; August, Diane L. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
Reading and comprehending content area texts is important for academic and professional success as well as life skills necessary to maintain good health and quality lifestyle. Spanish speaking English language learners have shown poor performance on high-stakes assessments in reading comprehension. The number of Spanish speaking English learners…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Spanish Speaking, English Language Learners
Wijekumar, Kausalai; Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Lei, Puiwa; Hernandez, Anita C.; August, Diane L. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Reading and comprehending content area texts is important for academic and professional success as well as life skills necessary to maintain good health and quality lifestyle. Spanish speaking English language learners have shown poor performance on high-stakes assessments in reading comprehension. The number of Spanish speaking English learners…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Spanish Speaking, English Language Learners
