The relationships between reading interest and reading comprehension were studied through the performances of 578 sixth-grade students divided into seven ability groups. Each group was required to read material with readability scores two grades higher than the group's mean reading ability. They rated the selections according to degrees of…

The effects of subject-generated and experimenter-provided verbal and pictorial elaboration on memory of prose were investigated in a sample of 192 fifth-grade pupils. Based on scores obtained from standardized reading tests, pupils were divided into those above, and those below, grade level. Each child read a social studies textbook passage under…

This research study demonstrated that using a wireless system makes it possible to use the neurological impress method successfully with several students at a time. (MKM)

Reports the findings of a survey of the prevalence of negative beliefs about the usefulness of phonics among directors of university reading clinics. (JM)

In the early 1990s good readers in low-achieving countries saw reading mostly as a difficult, effortful process while those in high-achieving countries saw reading more as a pleasant, imaginative activity: for them reading was first and foremost enjoyable. This paper attempts to elucidate this concept of reading as enjoyment and tries to determine…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of strategically teaching metacognitive skills to high-, medium-, and low-achieving fourth grade students, and how it influenced their ability to comprehend grade level texts. Nine children participated in the experimental group, and nine were selected for the control group. A pre/post miscue…

Fifth-grade students (N=111) read a short, nonnarrative passage and wrote answers to a set of textually explicit (TE), textually implicit (TI), schema-based (SB), or text irrelevant (CONTROL) questions. Results indicate that TE and TI questions promote text-based question-answer interactions; SB questions promote both text-based and schema-based…

Examines the effect of self-instruction training on comprehension monitoring of below-average and above-average readers. Finds that self-instruction aided both groups of students in recognizing between-sentence contradictions and that below-average readers performed as well as above-average readers on transfer measures. (RS)

Examines the effect of variations in syntactic structure (noun and participle, or verb phrase of a subject-verb-object clause) on oral reading of fourth graders and college students. Finds that children experienced many disruptions while reading the less common noun and participle structure, and that adults experienced few disruptions. (RS)

Describes how five fourth-grade students and a teacher transacted with text and with each other as they talked about books. Finds that students' responses to literature are not limited to movements among text and personal experiences but also include movements among improvisations stimulated by the text and related texts such as other books and…

Explores the literacy experiences of five diverse students (three of whom in previous years had received reading instruction in pull-out programs) participating in small-group literature discussions. Illustrates how diverse learners can successfully draw on their own backgrounds and experiences to create an environment for developing rich and…

Finds that sentence combining practice may have enhanced cohesion knowledge and had a positive effect on general reading comprehension. (SR)

Investigates the effectiveness of explicit instruction in think aloud as a means to promote elementary students' comprehension monitoring abilities. Concludes that both think-aloud (TA) and a directed reading-thinking activity (DRTA) strategies are effective but that additional research is needed to determine their relative effectiveness. (SR)