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A Pilot Study On The Correlation Of Reading Improvement Using Colored Overlay Paper In Elementary Age Students With Reading Challenges, Tim Salyers
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This study examined the use of colored overlay on reading abilities of students with reading deficits in the 5th grade at Lebanon Elementary School during the 2013-2014 school year. This study was guided by the previous research of which has shown that the use of colored overlay increases the reading abilities of students challenged by their reading deficits. The study was a quasi-experimental quantitative pilot research that compared the reading level before and after colored overlay paper was placed over reading passages in a sample size of six 5th grade students. These students were between nine and eleven years of …
The Effectiveness Of Hands-On Activities Compared To Paper And Pencil Activities When Teaching Reading To First Through Fifth Grade Students, Nigel Daniels
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To answer this problem the following hypothesis was established: There will be a difference in students' achievement levels in elementary reading when determining which is more effective teaching style, using hands-on activities to teach reading or using paper and pencil work to teach reading. The hands-on activity will be the more effective method and the students will prove this by increases in their progress levels.
Effects Of Technology Education On Middle School Language Arts (Reading) Achievement, Mark A. Bolt
Effects Of Technology Education On Middle School Language Arts (Reading) Achievement, Mark A. Bolt
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The purpose of this study was to compare eighth grade students at Rachel Carson Middle School who took eighth grade Technology Education and the effect it had on student achievement on the reading section of the Virginia English Standards of Learning test.
Social Interaction And Reading Achievement Among Children In Poverty, Kendra M. Boykin
Social Interaction And Reading Achievement Among Children In Poverty, Kendra M. Boykin
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference in the reading achievement of children in a Title I school between children with high social interaction and those with low social interaction after school.
A Study Of The Effectiveness Of Using Volunteer Tutors In A Corrective Reading Program, Jay R. White
A Study Of The Effectiveness Of Using Volunteer Tutors In A Corrective Reading Program, Jay R. White
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The following hypothesis was used to evaluate this study: 1. Students in the corrective reading program who engage in a volunteer tutoring approach to reading skill improvement will show greater reading skill improvement than those students only exposed to the academic classroom.
A Study To Determine The Reading Ability Of Electronics Technology Students, Franklin Wayne Pond
A Study To Determine The Reading Ability Of Electronics Technology Students, Franklin Wayne Pond
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The goals of this research study were as follows: 1. What is the average grade level of the students in electronics technology? 2. What is the average reading ability of electronics technology students? 3. What is the readability level of the approved textbooks for the courses?
A Study To Determine If Economically Disadvantaged Adults Improved Their Reading And Math Scores After Utilizing Plato, Robert Allan Teravainen
A Study To Determine If Economically Disadvantaged Adults Improved Their Reading And Math Scores After Utilizing Plato, Robert Allan Teravainen
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The purpose of this study was to ascertain the following questions: 1. Did the clients of the Learning center increase their scores in reading and math after completion of the PLATO program? 2. What percentage of students who completed the PLATO program were placed into either employment training program or directly into employment? 3. What percentage of students dropped out of the program after their start with the PLATO system? 4. Were the grade equivalencies (4.0 to 5.9) too narrow to allow maximum participation in the PLATO program by the clients of JTPA?
A Study Of Reading Ability And Other Characteristics Of High-Risk Community College Students In Introduction To Business, William W. Able
A Study Of Reading Ability And Other Characteristics Of High-Risk Community College Students In Introduction To Business, William W. Able
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This study seeks to identify characteristics of high-risk students in an Introduction to Business course. Questions considered include 1)How important is reading ability to performance in the course as measured by the final grade and the textbook Cloze Test? 2) How prepare are students who take developmental reading compared to students are exempt from developmental reading for the course? 3) Are there common characteristics of non-successful students such as age, sex, program, work versus non-work, GPA, and reading ability as determined by the final grade for the course?