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iPadegogy of Reading: Do iPads Influence Student's Reading?
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Roser, Monique – Teachers and Curriculum, 2017
The increase in accessibility and demand for laptop computers and tablets has seen literacy in schools begin to transmogrify, due to the advances of modern digital technology. This is in part due (but not limited) to the growing need, acceptance and popularity, as the division between home use and that found in classroom learning environments is…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Improvement, Influence of Technology, Handheld Devices
I thought This Was Social Studies, Not English, Miss! Improving Students' Attitudes to Reading and Writing in Year 9 and 10 Social Studies
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Parker-Corney, Kate; Kilpin, Ken; Taylor, Rowena – Kairaranga, 2011
Low levels of literacy engagement by Years 9 and 10 students impact on their achievement in curriculum subjects such as Social Studies in New Zealand secondary schools. The majority of students entering secondary school possess sufficient foundation skills for further scaffolded subject literacy instruction, but some consistently resist or refuse…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Reading Motivation, Foreign Countries, Literacy
The Effects of an Introductory Provision of Context on the Oral Reading Behaviour of an above-Average Reader.
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Knott, Tony; Moore, Dennis W. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1988
Investigates the effects of prior provision of context on the reading behavior of an above-average reader. Results indicate that discussion of context, through examining relevant illustrations, answering questions, and introducing new words, significantly decreased errors and slightly increased the amount of self-correction. (Author/GEA)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Foreign Countries, Oral Reading, Reading Improvement
Studying Developmental Change with a Successful Intervention.
Clay, Marie M. – 1988
This paper addresses cognitive issues raised by the success of an early reading intervention program, Reading Recovery (originated in New Zealand and also used in Australia and the United States,) in which the great majority of students move from low reading achievement to average achievement for their age group within 12-15 weeks. The first…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Failure
Beginning Reading and Sending Books Home to Read: A Case for Some Fine Tuning.
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McNaughton, Stuart; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1992
Describes a program that sends books home for parents to read to children in New Zealand. Reports on a study of classroom teachers and parents in 19 primary schools. Finds that, nearly all parents report participating, but there lacked a systematic communication between parents and teachers about instructional practices. (CFR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship
Reading Recovery: Early Help for At-Risk Readers.
Yukis, Joseph F. – Updating School Board Policies, 1988
This newsletter describes the Reading Recovery program, developed in New Zealand to help low-achieving first-grade students "recover" 90 percent of average first-grade reading and writing skills after 12 to 18 weeks of intensive instruction. It is currently being implemented by school districts in the United States as well--statewide in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Instruction