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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"Reading Level"”.
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Entry Age and Reading Level by the End of Third Grade.
… Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills: Oral Reading Fluency scores of students who entered kindergarten as 4 year olds, 5 year olds, and 6 year olds inclusively. Specifically, this dissertation considered the possibility that holding children out of kindergarten an extra year increased their …
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Improving the Reading Level of Middle School English Learners in English Language Development Classes.
<p>Presently, there are about 2,664,921 English Language Learners (ELLs) and Fluent English Proficient (FEP) speakers in California public schools who speak a language other than English at home (CalEdFacts, 2016). Some of these students have immigrated to the United States from other countries, …
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Relationships between Reading Level of Parents, Readability of Special Education Documents/Forms, Knowledge of <em>IEP</em> Contents, and Parental Involvement.
… was to describe the relationship between the reading level of parents of students in special education and the readability level of special education documents/forms. A related purpose was to determine whether a difference between reading level and the readability of documents/forms was …
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Investigating the Effect of Contextual Constraint on Deaf and Hearing Children at the Fourth Grade Reading Level, Using the Cloze Procedure
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The Influence of The Structural Mode of Written Material on The Comprehension Scores of Deaf and Hearing Children at The Second and Fourth-Grade Reading Level
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Does Grouping for Language Arts Have an Impact on Student Performance?
… about the effectiveness of grouping students by reading level for language arts instruction. Ability grouping can allow instruction that is congruent with the students' reading level, as well as encourage group participation. However, homogenous grouping can have negative effects on students …
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Using art therapy to increase reading motivation in below grade-level readers
<p>Reading literacy in the twenty-first century has become a national problem, as many children’s reading proficiencies are below-grade level. This quasi-experimental research quantitatively measured the correlation between art therapy and reading level improvement for below-grade level K-5 …
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The Use of Four Reading Tests For Classroom Reading Placement
… significant process to predict the independent reading level of students through the use of test scores obtained on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test, and the Informal Reading Inventory. The subjects for this study were 78 sixth grade students in a junior …
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Using the Raz-Kids reading program to increase reading comprehension and fluency for students with LD
… Raz-Kids will assist in supporting independent reading as well as increase a student's guided reading level, fluency, and comprehension. Four 1st graders with a learning disability in an inclusive classroom participated in the study. The Raz-Kids online reading program was provided individually …
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Implication of Differences in Academic Achievement of Economically Disadvantaged Students on School Improvement Planning for Educational Leaders
Third grade reading level has been found to be a predictor of both eighth and ninth grade reading level as well as graduation and college attendance (Lesnick, Goerge, Smithgall, & Gwynne 2010). This qualitative study explored how the perspectives on improving reading achievement from parents, …
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A comparison of various procedures for identifying instructional reading placement
… extent of agreement between the instructional reading level as determined by the informal reading inventory and the instructional reading level as determined by a cloze test, the Ginn Reading 360 Initial Screening Test, and teachers' estimates at three grade levels (second, third, and …
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Pre-Reading Visual Exercises for Disadvantaged Children
… visual discrimination skills at the pre-reading level. The tapes and materials were specifically designed to meet the needs of first grade children from a low socio-economic environment in Calgary, Alberta.
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Manufacturing Menopause: An Analysis Of The Portrayal Of Menopause And Information Content On Pharmaceutical Web Sites
… of HT may outweigh the risks. Finally, the reading level of the pharmaceutical web sites far surpassed the reading level of the average adult in the United States. Overall, my findings reinforced the acceptance and dominance of the biomedical model of menopause in advertising. Additionally, …
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A Study of the Relationships and Differences Between Students' Scores on Two Individually Administered Reading Tests (Ari and Drs)
… on students' scores of two comparable diagnostic reading tests and (2) what error count variables may be designated as significant between the two instruments. The subjects were thirty students with reading problems who were attending a summer reading program. Each student was given the Diagnostic …
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Examining the reading proficiency of office workers
… occupations are equipped with the necessary reading skills, including proofreading, verifying, and comprehending detail, needed to perform efficiently on the job. To address the problem of the study, the following specific research questions were answered: 1. What is the reading level of …
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Relationship between Adult Patient's Reading Levels and Comprehension of Consent Form
… using Fry and SMOG formulas, (b) determine the reading levels of the participants using WRAT-R Level 2 Reading subtest, (c) determine the participants comprehension of the consent form using the Cloze technique, and (d) determine the relationship between the reading level and comprehension of …
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Translation of a Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument for Use in the Latino Population of Greater Kansas City
… relevance to the target population. Finally, the reading level of the NLit-S was determined using the Fernandez-Huerta Readability Test. Results: The content of the NLit-S was found to be valid and written at a reading level appropriate for the target audience. Discussion: Assessment of nutrition …
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Thinking Skills in Young Adult Literature: An Annotated Bibliography of Thirty Novels
… or third person point of view, and finally, the reading level of the novel as determined by applying the Fry Readability Graph. An annotated bibliographical entry for each novel provides the teacher a plot summary and a notation of the specific thinking skills exhibited by the protagonist of each …
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An outcome evaluation of the Shine Centre's literacy hour programme
… support to Grade 2 and 3 learners at risk of reading failure. The programme takes the form of one-to-one or one-to-two tutoring. The learners who are chosen to participate in the Literacy Hour programme are selected based on their results in Shine's diagnostic assessment completed at the end …
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