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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Developmental reading."”.
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Developmental Reading at the Secondary Level
… the details of the functions of the special reading program at Wenatchee High School, Wenatchee, Washington, (2) to identify the rationale for establishing and maintaining the program, and (3) to evaluate the program extensively and critically.
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Revising English 01: the creation of a developmental reading and writing course
Bartholomae contends that "a reading course is necessarily a writing course and a writing course must be a course in reading." At most community colleges, however, reading and writing are still taught as if they were independent of each other. The course on which this curriculum study is based, …
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Community college developmental reading teachers’ feelings of teacher self-efficacy and related variables
This study described community college developmental reading teachers’ feelings of teacher self-efficacy using a demographic survey and the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES). The 125 participants in the study were developmental reading instructors in community colleges across the country; all …
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Exploring the prevalence of developmental reading difficulties in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
… brain, this study investigated whether developmental reading difficulties are present in school-going children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Whereas the diagnostic facial anomalies associated with FASD are well documented, cognitive deficits remain largely unexplored. …
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Recommendation and suggestions for developmental reading programs for Quezon City high schools, Quezon City, Philippines
There is no abstract available for this dissertation.
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Beliefs And Instructional Practices Of Two College Developmental Reading Instructors At An Open-Admission College
… <p>BELIEFS AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES OF TWO DEVELOPMENTAL READING INSTRUCTORS AT AN OPEN-ADMISSION COLLEGE</p> <p>by</p> <p>LYNNE MORGAN-BERNARD August 2015</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Karen Feathers</p> <p>Major: Reading, Language, and Literature Degree: Doctor of Education</p> <p>Given the changing …
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Under-Prepared College Students' Perceptions of the Impact of Technology Integration in a Developmental Reading Course
… of the impact of technology integration in a Developmental Reading Course: participants perceived the advantages of using technology to enhance learning in, and beyond, their Developmental Reading Course; participants perceived the difficulties/disadvantages regarding the use of technology in …
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Learning and Study Strategies as they Relate to Success in an Open-Entry/Open-Exit College Developmental Reading Course
… to succeed in an open-entry/open-exit college reading skills course at a small, rural Michigan community college.</p> <p>The study combined qualitative data in the form of student interviews and quantitative data that consisted of LASSI scores from 41 students. The qualitative part of the study …
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Predicting Performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Using the Developmental Reading Assessment and the 4Sight Predictive Benchmark Assessment
… was to determine the relationship between the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA), the 4Sight Reading Benchmark Assessment (4Sight), and the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) reading assessment for fifth grade students in one urban school district in Pennsylvania. A goal was to …
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The Relationship Between Time-On-Task in Computer-Aided Instruction and the Progress of Developmental Reading Students at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
… using Destinations courseware and progress in reading ability of developmental reading students as indicated by the reading portion of the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) test. Time-on-task is the time during which a student actively works on Destinations activities, as recorded by the …
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The Effectiveness of the BICUM Study-Reading Instructional Strategy on Reading Comprehension and Self-Efficacy Levels of First-Year, First-Semester College Students Enrolled in a Three-Credit Developmental Reading and Study Skills Course
… if explicit instruction using the BICUM Study-Reading Strategy would increase the reading comprehension and self-efficacy levels of first-year, first-semester college students enrolled in a three-credit developmental reading and study skills course. The design selected to test the null …
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Integrated reading and writing in community colleges: a qualitative study of developmental literacy education
… the potential benefits that integrating reading and writing instruction provides to developmental students. In light of several bans on developmental education at four-year institutions across the country, the role community colleges play in providing literacy instruction appears to be …
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An Experimental Study of the Effects of Phonic Games in Reading
… skills as measured on the Lyons and Carnahan Developmental Reading Test. The null hypothesis investigated was that there would be no difference between groups receiving classroom game experience in phonic skills and groups receiving workbook experiences in phonic skills.
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Developmental Education Repeaters: Stories About Repetition
<p>Developmental education students make up almost half of the community college population in the United States (Bettinger & Long, 2005). Approximately 42% of first-time freshmen at community colleges must enroll in at least one developmental education course in English, reading and/or math (NCES, …
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The effect of journal writing on the reading comprehension and the metacognitive awareness of college students
… and regular classroom instruction on the reading comprehension of college students enrolled in a developmental reading class. Also, the effect of the journal writing on the college students' metacognitive awareness of reading strategies was investigated.The subjects were 77 freshman …
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Web-Based Reading and Writing Instructional Tools: A Case Study of Student Perception and Satisfaction
… a traditional, printed exercise book with their developmental reading and writing textbooks. This type of web-based reading and writing instructional tool is meant to offer individualized learning to students based on their skill level. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to discover the …
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Multiple Measures of Reading Assessment and the Effects on Data-Driven Instruction
… research study takes a closer examination of two reading assessments used at the intermediate level: the Developmental Reading Assessment and the Scholastic Reading Inventory. These reading assessments were evaluated by determining what their areas of foci are and what types of information they …
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A Mixed-Design Study Investigating the Benefits and Perceptions of a Teacher-Guided Summer Literacy Program
… teacher-guided summer literacy program affected reading achievement of students who had completed second grade and (b) parents' and students' perceptions of the program. Data were collected through spring and fall scores of the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA), observations, surveys of …
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