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Direct linkScott K. Baker; Patrick C. Kennedy; Dean Richards; Nancy J. Nelson; Hank Fien; Christian T. Doabler – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
More than two-thirds of middle school students do not read proficiently. Research has shown that targeted interventions using explicit instruction methods can improve reading outcomes for struggling readers. A central feature of explicit instruction is the systematic implementation of instructional interactions, but it is not clear what specific…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Direct Instruction
Download full textKatemba, Caroline V.; Samuel – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2017
This research is entitled "Effectiveness of Utilizing Jigsaw 1 towards Improving Students' Reading Comprehension Ability." Experimental design was used in this study. The participants of this study were two classes of grade 8 of junior high school in Parongpong, Bandung, Indonesia ; each class consisted of 32 participants in grade 8A as…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Ability, Teaching Methods
Mokodompit, Prisilia L.; Simanjuntak, Debora Chaterin – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2016
This study attempts to find significance difference in enhancing students' reading comprehension ability by comparing two teaching methods: Numbered Heads Together (NHT) and Think-PairShare (TPS). In this study, the respondents were students of Grade VIII from SMP Advent II, Setia Budi and students of Grade VIII from SMPN 1, parongpong. After…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Ability, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning
Guzniczak, Lizabeth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2007
The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the effects of strategy instruction on lower and higher-level learning in the hypertext format of a WebQuest. The SQ3R and Classification/Categorization study strategies were used to investigate the effects of comprehension in a recall and essay task. Two hundred fifty-four eighth-grade…
Descriptors: United States History, Grade 8, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
Lilles, Elena; Griffiths, Amy-Jane; Lee, Allison; Cardenas, Santiago; Chacko, Yasmin; Jimerson, Shane R. – California School Psychologist, 2008
Poor reading ability is associated with numerous negative consequences. School psychologists should provide teachers with resources and support to improve student reading ability and prevent these negative outcomes. This paper offers a guide for school psychologists to use in the consultation process when working with teachers to address students'…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Consultants, School Psychologists
Atkinson, Thomas Joseph – 1972
The purpose of the study was to compare the achievement, retention, and time to complete the required sequence of activities, of eighth-grade science students receiving instructions by means of audio tapes with those receiving the same instructions by use of printed materials. The sample was formed of 72 students designated as below average, or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
