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Direct linkCuevas, Joshua A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research sought to add to a body of knowledge that is severely underrepresented in the scientific literature, reading comprehension in secondary students. Chapter 1 examines the current state of literacy in the nation's public schools and the consequences that arise if students leave high school with inadequate reading skills. It discusses…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Reading Comprehension, Silent Reading, Textbooks
Download full textMeyers, Rick – 1998
A study investigated the effect Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) has had on literacy at Estancia High School in California which recently implemented an SSR program. It also examined the role SSR has on language development, comprehension, vocabulary, student attitudes, and its corollary consequence on the development of reading habits. A survey of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Literacy, Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits
Minichiello-Schmidt, Katherine – 1998
A study hypothesized that auditory input does not increase the comprehension of students. Forty Basic Skills English students in a suburban high school were identified for this study. They were grouped according to class section and assigned randomly to treatments. Two of the sections read narrative and persuasive/argument texts silently and were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness
Smith, Lyle R. – 1984
The organization of social studies classroom communication and the format for presenting such communication were investigated. High school students (n=282) were assigned to groups determined by the possible combinations of lesson organization, also referred to as lesson commonality (high versus medium versus low), method of reading (oral versus…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Content Area Reading, Educational Research
Pilgreen, Janice; Krashen, Stephen – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
High school English as a Second Language (ESL) students in a 16-week sustained silent reading program showed gains in reading comprehension, reported greater frequency and enjoyment of reading, and utilized more sources of books. Results suggest that free reading is an effective means of literacy development with ESL students. (Contains 13…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), High School Students, High Schools, Literacy Education
Anders, Patricia L., Ed. – 1980
A selection of seven articles on teaching reading to high school students is presented in this report. The topics discussed are: (1) a structured approach to reading expository prose, (2) the effectiveness of sustained silent reading, (3) readability variations in secondary remedial high interest books, (4) the effects of previewing difficult…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, High Schools, Language Proficiency, Readability
