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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
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Labmeier, Angela M.; Vockell, Edward L. – Reading Horizons, 1973
Descriptors: Grade 9, Reading Comprehension, Reading Development, Reading Programs
Labmeier, 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