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Direct linkAuphan, Pauline; Ecalle, Jean; Magnan, Annie – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2019
Reading difficulties in school are very challenging for teachers due to many different reader subtypes in one and the same class. Moreover, there are few easy-to-use tools enabling teachers to assess reading ability. According to the Simple View of Reading (Hoover and Gough in "Reading and Writing", 2(2), 127-160, 1990), efficient…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Computer Assisted Testing, Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension
Barnes, Marcia A.; Ahmed, Yusra; Barth, Amy; Francis, David J. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2015
The integration of knowledge during reading was tested in 1,109 secondary school students. Reading times for the second sentence in a pair (Jane's headache went away) were compared in conditions where the first sentence was either causally or temporally related to the first sentence (Jane took an aspirin vs. Jane looked for an aspirin).…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Grade 7, Grade 8
Conlon, Elizabeth; Sanders, Mary – Journal of Research in Reading, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of impaired reading skills and visual discomfort on the reading rate and comprehension of university students when reading texts presented at a high school (Grade 9) or university (Grade 12) level of difficulty. Groups included impaired readers (n = 18) and normal readers with (n = 13) or…
Descriptors: College Students, Reading Rate, Reading Comprehension, Grade 9
Russell, Janice M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Proficient reading is a necessary skill for a quality life. While educators would like to believe that most students master the art of reading and can understand what they read, national reports indicate that learning to read and becoming a skilled reader is not mastered by all (No Child Left Behind Act, 2001; NICHD, 2000a). One component of…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Oral Reading
Spargo, Edward – 1989
This book contains 50 timed reading selections designed to increase reading speed and comprehension for readers at the ninth grade level. Other books in the series cover grades 4-13. A brief introduction outlines steps students should follow to increase their speed and comprehension. After each selection the book offers 10 questions designed to…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Junior High Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency
Peer reviewedLabmeier, Angela M.; Vockell, Edward L. – Reading Horizons, 1973
Descriptors: Grade 9, Reading Comprehension, Reading Development, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedLai, Fung-Kuen – System, 1993
Some 226 Hong Kong students in grades 7-9 benefited from a 4-week summer program on reading comprehension, reading speed, and writing development. Results are discussed in the context of the local sociolinguistic environment. (15 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Download full textLabmeier, Angela M.; Vockell, Edward L. – 1971
Effects of a speed reading course on ninth-grade girls were studied at intervals of 3 and 6 months after completion of the course. The Perceptive Reading and Study Skills Course was administered to 94 students, and progress was evaluated using the Nelson-Denny Reading Tests. Results indicated that significant improvements in speed and…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Junior High School Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement
