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The Q-Back Task: A Student-Managed Tool To Improve Reading Comprehension In Students With Low Working Memory, Chelsie Lynn Thielen
The Q-Back Task: A Student-Managed Tool To Improve Reading Comprehension In Students With Low Working Memory, Chelsie Lynn Thielen
Theses and Graduate Projects
This paper focuses on developing a student-managed tool to improve reading comprehension across the curriculum in students with low working memory. Chapter One includes a summary of the issue and presents a possible solution. A review of the literature in Chapter Two explores the link research has established between working rnemory and reading comprehension, existing interventions for each, as well as indirect and direct assessments. Chapter Three describes the developed product. Chapter Four outlines the development process and proposes avenues for a pilot study and future research.
Teacher Perspectives On Reading Instruction In The Primary Grades, Emily K. Crook
Teacher Perspectives On Reading Instruction In The Primary Grades, Emily K. Crook
Theses and Graduate Projects
Research shows that teachers have both a passion and desire to teach reading feel conflicted by their pedagogical education, the district in which they teach, and government policies. Research suggests political agendas drive reading programs, reading curriculum, and teacher evaluations. The objective of this qualitative action research paper is to gain insight into primary grade teachers' perspectives on their reading instruction. The teacher participants in the study feel ready and eager to teach reading. However, they routinely feel they are not supported by their individual school district, including the state and local governments, to teach reading effectively. The data collected …
Motivating Reluctant Middle School Males To Read: The Perspectives Of Middle School Teachers, Angela Watters
Motivating Reluctant Middle School Males To Read: The Perspectives Of Middle School Teachers, Angela Watters
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose for conducting this study was to find ways to motivate reluctant middle school males to read. To do this qualitative research methods were used. Data was collected through participant interviews. Four teachers who teach English, Language Arts, or Communications were interviewed to find out what strategies they have used to change the attitudes of their male middle school aged students have about reading. The problem is that many middle school males struggle to be motivated to read. The three major themes that emerged from the research data were book choice, promotion of books, and knowledge of books.
The Effects Of Fluency And Close Reading Upon Comprehension, Victoria A. Lee
The Effects Of Fluency And Close Reading Upon Comprehension, Victoria A. Lee
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this study was to discover how focused instruction on fluency and close reading influence student comprehension. The study used qualitative methods to observe eight eighth grade students as they developed fluency through repeated readings and learned close reading strategies in order to evaluate what impact these skills had on their comprehension. Direct participant observation, passive observation, and teacher field notes were utilized in data collection. The frndings suggest that, despite the use of close reading strategies, students need the building of background knowledge prior to reading a complex text, as well as explicit instruction in vocabulary considered …
The Impact Of Oral Language Instruction On Student Reading Development, Susan Sivongsay
The Impact Of Oral Language Instruction On Student Reading Development, Susan Sivongsay
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the effects of an oral language curriculum on student's reading development specifically in the areas of reading engagement, vocabulary and comprehension. Students in a second grade classroom participated in various oral language lessons. Throughout the lessons data was collected through observation and field notes. Data was also collected on student's oral language growth and reading development through formal assessment. From the data indicators of student growth in both oral language and reading were identified. The data indicated that the amount of student talk time had the greatest impact on student's oral …
Independent Reading: Effective Student Assessment In Middle School, Simone Simon
Independent Reading: Effective Student Assessment In Middle School, Simone Simon
Theses and Graduate Projects
The findings of the current literafure suggest that encouraging independent reading and cultivating lifelong readers, as the state standards require , are best served by activities and assessment that differ from traditional summative assessments. This paper examines current strategies and evaluates practices in teaching and assessing independent reading, and provides a toolbox for how a district can incorporate those recommendations into a revised curriculum.