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Increasing Motivation To Improve Reading Comprehension, Katelyn Larson, Kelsey Ledger, Ashley Mastel
Increasing Motivation To Improve Reading Comprehension, Katelyn Larson, Kelsey Ledger, Ashley Mastel
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
This action research study focused on the effects implementing multiple reading strategies and reading activities had on student reading comprehension and motivation. Research was conducted with 56 students from a first grade, fifth grade, and seventh grade classroom. Data was collected from comprehension assessments, teacher observations, and the implementation of a book challenge adapted from The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller. Activities from the book challenge included student self reflections, book reviews, reading journals, and student to teacher letter correspondences about reading experiences. Results indicated that student reading comprehension in each classroom improved …
Close Reading Strategies For Difficult Text: The Effects On Comprehension And Analysis At The Secondary Level, Kimberly Goblirsch
Close Reading Strategies For Difficult Text: The Effects On Comprehension And Analysis At The Secondary Level, Kimberly Goblirsch
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
Literacy skills are an essential component in transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn. But reading to learn has several levels of difficulty. This research focuses on exploring in what ways close reading strategies of difficult text can impact comprehension and analysis. The participants of the intervention were ninth-grade students of various reading ability levels at a rural public high school. During the six-week period, students used formative assessments, annotations, and written responses to determine if gains in comprehension and analysis scores can be connected. The pre- and post-intervention data reflects how students achieved with and without close …