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Enhancing Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Through Online Book Discussions, Angela Falter Thomas
Enhancing Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Through Online Book Discussions, Angela Falter Thomas
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Abstract
The introduction of Common Core State Standards has many middle grade school teachers concerned with implementing standards while retaining student reading engagement and motivation strategies. This study analyzes the effectiveness of providing social networking strategies in online book discussion groups on enhancing middle grade student reading engagement and motivation. Additionally, this study reaffirmed that offering students choice of texts fostered more autonomous learning habits. Finally as a result of facilitating these online book discussions, graduate students were able to learn and develop more effective strategies and skills for engaging and motivating middle grade student reading. It is hoped that …
Reading Horizons Vol. 54 No. 2
Reading Horizons Vol. 54 No. 2
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
No abstract provided.
Fifth Graders Blog With Preservice Teachers To Discuss Literature, Lindsay Yearta, Katie Stover, Rachel Sease
Fifth Graders Blog With Preservice Teachers To Discuss Literature, Lindsay Yearta, Katie Stover, Rachel Sease
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
In this study, fifth grade students participated in a pen pal project with pre-service teachers where they blogged for eight weeks about the book, A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park. Partnerships were established to provide fifth grade students with an authentic audience in an effort to increase engagement in reading and writing. The authors posit that individualized instruction, access to an authentic audience, and the utilization of technology contributed to students' growth as readers, writers, and global citizens.
Reading Horizons Vol. 54 No. 1
Reading Horizons Vol. 54 No. 1
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
No abstract provided.
Selecting Words For Instruction During Primary Read-Alouds, Karen J. Kindle
Selecting Words For Instruction During Primary Read-Alouds, Karen J. Kindle
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Reading aloud is a wide-spread practice in early childhood and primary classrooms that is purported to develop a range of literacy skills, including vocabulary. Since it is not feasible to teach all of the words in a given text, efforts to maximize the instructional power of read-aloud events have included research regarding word selection. This study explores the extent to which research-based practices for selecting words for instruction have been incorporated into the practices of four primary grade teachers. Findings indicate that teachers may rely more on intuition and personal experience to select words rather than following expert’s recommendations. Implications …