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Reynolds, Dan – Journal of Research in Reading, 2021
Background: Late secondary-level students (those in their final 2 years of secondary school) preparing for the demands of university and careers increasingly face texts written in academic language. Unfortunately, few intervention studies show how instruction can improve their reading achievement. Methods: The 152 student participants (16-17 years…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Academic Language, Reading Instruction
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Strassman, Barbara K.; MacDonald, Hillary; Wanko, Lindsay – Reading Teacher, 2010
Children ages 2-18 spend between two and four hours per day watching TV, a calculation that is even higher if DVDs, videos and the Internet are included. Although the amount of television watched by today's children has raised concerns about their literacy development, captions could hold a key to turning television into an educational asset.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Mentors, Printed Materials, Documentaries