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The Effects of an Inference-Making Strategy Taught with and without Goal Setting
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Reed, Deborah K.; Lynn, Devon – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of a strategy for making text-dependent inferences--with and without embedded self-regulation skills--on the reading comprehension of 24 middle-grade students with disabilities. Classes were randomly assigned to receive the inference intervention only (IO), inference + individual goal setting…
Descriptors: Inferences, Goal Orientation, Statistical Analysis, Quasiexperimental Design
The Impact of a Strategy-Based Intervention on the Comprehension and Strategy Use of Struggling Adolescent Readers
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Cantrell, Susan Chambers; Almasi, Janice F.; Carter, Janis C.; Rintamaa, Margaret; Madden, Angela – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
This study examines the impact of the Learning Strategies Curriculum (LSC), an adolescent reading intervention program, on 6th- and 9th-grade students' reading comprehension and strategy use. Using a randomized treatment-control group design, the study compared student outcomes for these constructs for 365 students who received daily instruction…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Learning Strategies