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The Relationship Between Scaffolding Metacognitive Strategies Identified Through Dialogue Journals And Second Graders’ Reading Comprehension, Science Achievement, And Metacognition Using Expository Text, Iliana Franco-Castillo
The Relationship Between Scaffolding Metacognitive Strategies Identified Through Dialogue Journals And Second Graders’ Reading Comprehension, Science Achievement, And Metacognition Using Expository Text, Iliana Franco-Castillo
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Poor informational reading and writing skills in early grades and the need to provide students more experience with informational text have been identified by research as areas of concern. Wilkinson and Son (2011) support future research in dialogic approaches to investigate the impact dialogic teaching has on comprehension. This study (N = 39) examined the gains in reading comprehension, science achievement, and metacognitive functioning of individual second grade students interacting with instructors using dialogue journals alongside their textbook.
The 38 week study consisted of two instructional phases, and three assessment points. After a period of oral metacognitive strategies, …