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Investigating Effective Instructional Strategies To Increase Reading Comprehension Of Ells, Caroline Kosho
Investigating Effective Instructional Strategies To Increase Reading Comprehension Of Ells, Caroline Kosho
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High school classroom teachers with English language learners (ELLs) assigned to their classrooms might not be using effective instructional strategies to increase reading comprehension scores of ELLs. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the use of strategies that high school classroom teachers use to teach cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) to ELLs who have difficulty reading for understanding. The conceptual framework guiding this study was Cummin’s second language acquisition theory. The basic qualitative research design was guided by two research questions intended to determine the effectiveness of strategies used by the high school classroom teachers to …