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Zhang, Sijia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study examined the relationships among school leadership practices, parental involvement, disciplinary climate, students' perceptions on reading, and student achievement with sample obtained from the combined data of Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Parent Participation, Leadership Effectiveness
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Chen, Yuan; Carliner, Saul; Martinez, Salvador Garcia; Davidson, Ann-Louise – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2019
Because they are believed to be able to lower the costs of an education, e-books have been factored into the technology plans for community colleges and CEGEPs during the current decade. But adoption is a function of perceptions, which this study explored: (1) General perceptions of the CEGEP (collège d'enseignement général et professionnel, a…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Books, Community Colleges, Student Attitudes
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Hall, Leigh A.; Ortlieb, Evan; Majors, Yolanda – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2016
Most people have struggled with reading in one situation or another, depending on their appreciation for the content, their prior experiences, and the texts. This department column shares ways for educators to help literacy learners unlock their potential with instruction anchored in their skills, knowledge, ways of learning, interests, and…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Adult Literacy, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies
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Mohd-Asraf, Ratnawati; Abdullah, Hazlina – English Language Teaching, 2016
This paper describes the results of a study that examined the attitudes of Malaysian primary school boys and girls toward reading in English as a Second Language. Using the Students' Reading Attitude Survey, which the researchers adapted from McKenna and Kear (1990) Elementary Reading Attitude Survey, 2,666 responses were analysed using the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Males, Females, Student Attitudes
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Kocaarslan, Mustafa – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2016
This study aimed to establish the possible relationships between reading comprehension competence, reading attitude and the vividness of mental imagery among Turkish fourth-grade students. Participants were fourth grade students, selected using convenience sampling from two different public schools (n=103) in Bartin, Turkey. The research was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Attitudes
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Singer, Lauren M.; Alexander, Patricia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2017
This study explored differences that might exist in comprehension when students read digital and print texts. Ninety undergraduates read both digital and print versions of newspaper articles and book excerpts on topics of childhood ailments. Prior to reading texts in counterbalanced order, topic knowledge was assessed and students were asked to…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Electronic Publishing, Printed Materials, Nonprint Media
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Torudom, Kanyaporn; Taylor, Pimsiri – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2017
Reading appears to be a major issue for Thai students. Reading in the second language, in particular, has become a great concern for Thai EFL learners. This study investigated reading attitudes, reading motivation, and reading anxiety of 494 first-year science and non-science Thai undergraduate students who possessed different levels of English…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Reading Motivation, Anxiety, Second Language Learning
Woods, Latasha S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This pilot study examined the effects of the Interactive Book Reading at Home (IBR; Wasik, 2009) parent training program on the emergent literacy skills of preschool children and parent beliefs about reading. A quasi-experimental, pretest and posttest design was utilized. Twenty parent-child dyads were randomly assigned to a control or treatment…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Reading, Pilot Projects
Kim, J. Mia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the influences of family literacy workshops on family involvement, families' self-efficacy, and their perception of their children's reading performance. The participants were families of students receiving Title 1 reading service in grade 2, 3 and 4. The research questions for this study…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Workshops, Family Involvement, Self Efficacy
Scholastic Inc., 2017
In early 2017, Scholastic, in conjunction with YouGov, conducted a survey to explore the attitudes and behaviours of English- and French-speaking Canadian children and families around reading books for fun. The key findings of this research, based on a nationally representative sample of 1,939 parents and children, including 371 parents of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Attitudes, Recreational Reading, Reading Aloud to Others
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Orkin, Melissa; Pott, Martha; Wolf, Maryanne; May, Sidney; Brand, Elyssa – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2018
The current pilot study assessed the impact of a motivational intervention on the task-avoidant behaviors, task-engagement behaviors, and skill growth of elementary-age readers attending a remedial summer reading program. We randomly assigned students (ages 7-10) either to an experimental condition (n = 24) that integrated strategies emphasizing…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Improvement, Reading Motivation, Reading Difficulties
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Chow, Bonnie Wing-Yin; Hui, Anna Na Na; Chui, Barbie Hiu-Tung – Journal of Research in Reading, 2018
This study investigated the effects of creative literacy classroom activities on the acquisition of English as a foreign language. Ninety Chinese second graders were tested on reading attitude and English receptive vocabulary knowledge. They were randomly assigned to either a control group or an experimental group, which engaged in English…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Moore, Jennifer; Cahill, Maria – School Library Research, 2016
Several decades of research have established that time spent reading has a positive impact on the cognitive development and academic success of school-aged children and adolescents. Yet, reading among adolescents has been in decline in recent years while engagement with audiobooks has increased. Professionals in librarianship, children's…
Descriptors: Audio Books, Reading Materials, Adolescents, Educational Benefits
Houston Independent School District, 2016
The NCAA Read to the Final Four Literacy competition was initiated in a partnership between the Houston Independent School District (HISD), NCAA Team Works®, Houston NCAA Final Four Local Organizing Committee, Houston Public Library, the University of Houston, and CYCLE (Changing Young Children's Lives through Education). The competition was…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement
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Amicucci, Ann N.; Williamson, Michael M.; DeCapua, Sarah E.; Hrebik, John R. – CEA Forum, 2015
In this article, the authors discuss the results of a study of student reading in a general literature course at a mid-sized state university. Data collection and analysis included 216 samples of student writing from four sections of the course and interviews with six teachers of the course. Results indicate that when students chooses texts to…
Descriptors: College Students, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Reading Habits
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